USE OF PLASTIC BAG AS AN ADDITIVE MATERIAL TO IMPROVE THE CAPACITY OF BLACK COTTON SOIL

Abstract

It is appreciating that black cotton soil is considered as expansive soil. The problem of
damage to structure in expansive soil is worldwide.
There are several techniques to improve the properties of soil with use of different method
of stabilization of black cotton soil.
Plastic have taken center stage in daily life due to favorable attribute such as low weight,
durability and lower cost as compare to other material and it make highly demand of plastic
but increase use of plastic in day to day consumer application has resulted in municipal
solid waste containing an even growing fraction of plastic material used for a short time
and discard. Hence disposal of plastic waste is very serious problem. The plastic is nonrecyclable material so the possibility of utilizing plastic waste to reinforce soil to pave way
for its use in civil engineering projects. An attempt is made here to utilize the plastic bag
waste for soil improvement in black cotton soil and to study the reinforcing capacity of
plastic in soil.