Research Article
NSF (Nylon Synthetic Fiber) Effectiveness in Stabilizing Weak Subgrade Soil: An Experimental Investigation
Table 3
A summary of the geotechnical properties of natural/unreinforced soil.
| S. no. | Properties | Values/laboratory result |
| 1 | Percentage of passing sieve no. 200 (%) | 89.48 | 2 | Natural moisture content (%) | 39.27 | 3 | Field dry density (g/cm3) | 1.23 | 4 | Liquid limit (%) | 43 | 5 | Plastic limit (%) | 21 | 6 | Plastic index (%) | 22 | 7 | Linear shrinkage limit (%) | 6.77 | 8 | AASHTO classification system | A-7-6 (21) very poor subgrade | 9 | Unified Soil Classification System (USCS) | CL | 10 | Specific gravity | 2.63 | 11 | Optimum moisture content (%) | 17.02 | 12 | Maximum dry density (g/cm3) | 1.51 | 13 | Unconfined compressive strength (qu) (kPa) | 61.4 | 14 | Soaked CBR value (%) | 1.80 | 15 | CBR swell (%) | 8.95 | 16 | Color | Gray |
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