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zanzibah
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Using Carpet Fibres to Reinforce Soil

07/16/2010 3:54 AM

Do you think that reinforcing soil with carpet fibres will improve its bearing capacity significantly? What are the factors that you think would affect the outcome?
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07/16/2010 10:15 AM

I replied to you in your other thread, what is it you are building/erecting?

Details would help to point you in the right direction.

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07/17/2010 12:17 PM

Question: Are the fibers from a Flying Magic Carpet???

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07/17/2010 12:20 PM

Even if the question is just theoric is interesting by itself, and so complex!.-
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07/17/2010 7:55 PM

1. Length of fibers

2. Moisture content and ability to store or dissipate the same

3. physical properties of the soil (sand, clay, others)

4. weight of superstructure

5. vibrations caused by traffic or machines.

6. seasonal variations

If you have the time (interest at all) have a look at what trees and their roots can do. They act like a living carpet and are trained to do so since the word go.

It would help if you told us what you are planning to do and the other thread mentioned, seems to have achieved not much in the way of dissecting your problem.

Or is it that you want to bury whole carpet?

More information is needed, Ky.

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07/21/2010 9:24 AM

Hi

Thanks for your solution. I'm doing a thesis on Geotechnical Engineering, my topic is: Investigating the loading of soil reinforced with carpet firbes. I was having trouble with developing the idea. Wasn't sure what to report about and what to leave out. Any further ideas that may help me with the topic will be much appreciated. Thanks again.

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08/01/2010 12:10 AM

Really. A thesis on Geotechnical Engineering.

I might believe a high school science project.

Based on your other post, if you do not know the basic parameters that affect the bearing capacity of a soil then you are not qualified to write this thesis.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

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07/21/2010 5:26 PM

The phisics problems that becomes to my mind are:1) you reinforce the soil like a 3d-grid and you dont get much more than a solid piece and that just equals some underground cube buried of some density and dont seems very effective to me;2)Sometimes a simple tree roots becomes into case 1) when its foundation is week and not safe,some healthy roots development,proper humidity makes of this a viscoelastics problem;3)Eficiency should be defined in terms of length or volume involved in your net for max.resistance;4)i could see, soil mechanics becomes more complex than general relativity theory so..Good luck!
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