Evaluating the Effect of Cement and ARG Fiber on the Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of Dune Sand

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Soil property/classification system</td><td class="align_center">Value/description</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Specific gravity, <i>G</i><sub><i>s</i></sub></td><td class="align_center">2.69</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Color</td><td class="align_center">Yellow</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Coefficient of curvature, <i>C</i><sub>C</sub> = D<sup>2</sup><sub>30</sub>/D<sub>10</sub> D<sub>60</sub></td><td class="align_center">1.18</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Coefficient of uniformity, <i>C</i><sub>u</sub> = D<sub>60</sub>/D<sub>10</sub></td><td class="align_center">2.50</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Shape of grains</td><td class="align_center">Rounded–subrounded</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Unified soil classification system, USCS</td><td class="align_center">SP sand</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">AASHTO</td><td class="align_center">A3 material</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Properties and classification of the utilized sand.</div>

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Table 1: Evaluating the Effect of Cement and ARG Fiber on the Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of Dune Sand 