Fundamentals of Fibre-Reinforced Soil Engineering

This book is intended to serve as a one-stop reference on fibre-reinforced soils. Over the past 30-35 years, the engineering behaviour of randomly distributed/oriented fibre-reinforced soil, also called simply fibre-reinforced soil, has been investigated in detail by researchers and engineers worldwide. Waste fibres (plastic waste fibres, old tyre fibres, etc.) create disposal and environmental problems. Utilization of such fibres in construction can help resolve these concerns. Research studies and some field applications have shown that the fibres can be utilized in large quantities in geotechnical and civil engineering applications in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly manner. This book covers a complete description of fibres, their effects when included within a soil or other similar materials such as the fly ash, and their field applications. It gives a detailed view of fibre-reinforced soil engineering. The book will be useful to students, professional, and researchers alike, and can also serve as a text for graduate coursework and professional development programs

Dr Sanjay Kumar Shukla is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering (Springer International Publishing). He is an Associate Professor and Program Leader of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the School of Civil and Chemical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, India, and a Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering at the Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India. He graduated in 1988 with a first-class degree with distinction in Civil Engineering from BIT Sindri (Ranchi University, Ranchi), India, and earned his MTech in Civil Engineering (Engineering Geology) in 1992 and PhD in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering) in 1995 from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. He has over twenty years of teaching, research and consultancy experience in the field of civil (Geotechnical) engineering. He is the author of ICE textbooks titled 'Core Principles of Soil Mechanics' and 'Core Concepts of Geotechnical Engineering' and has authored/co-authored/edited other 7 books and 12 book chapters. He is also the author/co-author of more than 150 research papers and technical articles, including over 100 refereed journal publications. He is a fellow of Engineers Australia, Institution of Engineers (India) and Indian Geotechnical Society, and a member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), International Geosynthetics Society and Indian Roads Congress. He serves on the editorial boards of International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Ground Improvement, Geotechnical Research, Indian Geotechnical Journal, Cogent Engineering and Advances in Civil Engineering, and he is the Scientific Editor of Journal of Mountain Science.