Abstract:Taking polypropylene fibers as the research object, through a series of indoor drained triaxial compression tests, the influence of polypropylene fibers on the mechanical properties of reinforced sand is studied, and the focus is on its stress-strain characteristics, expansion and contraction properties, and shear strength parameters. The test results show that under the conditions of effective confining pressures of 50, 100, and 150 kPa, compared with pure sand, the peak deviatoric stress and ductility of polypropylene fiber reinforced sand have significantly improved. The peak deviatoric stress has increased by 30%, 18%, and 10% compared to pure sand, and the ductility has increased by 61%,86%, and 83% respectively. In terms of expansion and contraction properties, the fiber reinforced material has almost no effect on the contraction under small strains, while under larger strains, the fiber reinforced material significantly inhibits the expansion of the soil. In addition, the shear strength parameters (internal friction angle and cohesion) of polypropylene fiber reinforced sand have increased compared to pure sand. The cohesion has increased by 128%, while the internal friction angle has only increased by 2%.