Improvement of Clayey Soils by Combined Bamboo Strip and Flax Fiber Reinforcement

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Materials</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Shear strength parameters</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center"><i>C</i> (kPa)</td><td class="align_center">Φ (°)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pure clay</td><td class="align_center">34.9</td><td class="align_center">25.5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Flax fiber-reinforced clay</td><td class="align_center">41.3</td><td class="align_center">25.6</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Bamboo strips and flax fiber-reinforced clay</td><td class="align_center">44.1</td><td class="align_center">28.11</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Table 3: Improvement of Clayey Soils by Combined Bamboo Strip and Flax Fiber Reinforcement 