Geotechnical Investigation and Microanalysis of Black Cotton Soil Amended with Guar Gum and Polyethylene Terephlate Fibre

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(a) Consistency limits of soil treated with guar gum, (b) compaction characteristics of soil treated with guar gum, (c) compaction characteristics of soil treated with guar gum and PET fibres, (d) effect of guar gum on differential free swell test, (e) CBR curves of soil treated with guar gum, (f) CBR curves of soil treated with guar gum and PET fibres, and (g) interaction mechanism of pet fibre and hydrogel with clay.

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