DOI: 10.36347/sjet.2022.v10i04.002

Pages: 35-41

This study investigated the effect of costus lateriflorus bagasse fiber and cement composites on extensive soil compaction. Laterite and clay samples from Ubeta-Ula-Ubie Road at Ahoada West LGA in Rivers, Nigeria were prepared and analyzed for changes in maximum dry density (MDD), Optimum moisture content (OMC), consistency limits, and California bearing ratio (CBR) and unconfined compressive strength (UCS), maximum dry density (MDD), liquid limit (LL), and plasticity index (PI) of laterite and stabilized clay decreased with increasing proportion of bass fiber composites, while optimum moisture content (OMC), plastic limit (PL), and unconfined compressive strength (UCS) increases with the proportion of bagasse fiber. This study found that proper ratio of bagasse fiber content in soil stabilization will improve soil properties suitable for paving and road construction. Bagasse fiber has a relatively better performance in lateritic soil than in clay with the optimum ratio of cement composition of 0.75% and 7.5%.