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@article{197147,
        author = {Swaraj V. Jagtap and Prof. Shrikant S. Ingale and Vedant Patil and Siddharth Kadam and Aditya Patil},
        title = {Comparative Study of Soil Stabilization by Using Polypropylene Fiber and Non Woven Geotextile for Black Cotton Soil.},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {11},
        pages = {5296-5300},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=197147},
        abstract = {The Black cotton soil is a cohesive soil which is generally considered as a weak soil due to high swelling and shrinkage characteristics, In this soil we cannot construct structure because of foundation failure or sinking of settlement can occur So, the soil stabilization is essential to improve its strength, durability and load-bearing capacity. The soil stabilization of black cotton soil is also necessary because it occupies 15-20% of India. The Polypropylene Fiber is going be added in various Percentage until we find the optimum percentage and Non-woven Geotextile is placed as reinforcement layer at the center of soil sample.
The improvement in Load Bearing Capacity, Shear Strength and Axial compressive strength is identified by California Bearing ratio (CBR) Test and Unconfined compressive strength (UCS) Test of Black cotton soil with Non-woven Geotextile vs Polypropylene Fiber (in various percentage) material.},
        keywords = {Black cotton soil, Polypropylene Fibers, Compaction characteristics, Unconfined compressive strength, California bearing ratio.},
        month = {April},
        }