Table 8 Unconfined compressive strength and failure strain of fiber EPS lightweight soil.

From: Research and application of fiber-reinforced EPS particle lightweight soil in highway engineering in cold regions

EPS content

(%)

Fiber content

(%)

Compressive strength(Mpa)

Failure strain

(%)

0%

0%

0.5%

1%

2%

1.6

1.8

1.93

1.85

2.26

2.7

3.12

2.77

0.2%

0%

0.5%

1%

2%

0.513

1.09

1.73

1.56

2.5

2.39

3.16

3.2

0.5%

0%

0.5%

1%

2%

0.45

0.7

0.88

0.76

3.7

4.2

3.7

4.7

0.8%

0%

0.5%

1%

2%

0.349

0.349

0.41

0.37

3.99

3.77

5.9

5.8