In the daily and final landfill cover barrier system, the hydraulic properties of compacted soil liners and the strength of soil can be adversely affected by desiccation cracking, resulting in the loss of effectiveness and integrity of the containment system as a barrier. Recently, there is an interest of using fiber additive to overcome the desiccation cracking problem. In this study, the desiccation crack test was conducted to investigate the effect of fiber additive on suppressing desiccation cracks in compacted Akaboku soils. Polypropylene (C 3 H 6 ) fiber was used as an additive material for soil sample. The percentages of fiber used were varied as 0.0%, 0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6%, 0.8%, 1.0% and 1.2% (by dry weight of samples). The soil specimens were compacted under the conditions of maximum dry density and optimum water content. The surficial cracking area was measured to determine the crack intensity factor (CIF) of the soil samples. The desiccation crack test results indicated that the percentage of volume change of the compacted soil specimen decreased with addition of fiber. The change in the soil surface area decreased with increasing in the fiber content (FC), and consequently, the volumetric shrinkage strain decreased. The CIF for the soil without fiber (FC=0.0%) were significantly higher than the soil with fiber additive. The CIF of soil at FC =0.0% decreased from 2.75% to 0.6% for the soil at FC=0.2%. It was also found that the maximum crack depth reaches almost 50% of the thickness of the soil without fiber additive. This study suggests the potential application of the fiber additives to soils as an available method to suppress desiccation cracks encountered in landfill cover barriers.

AbstrakWilayah Indonesia yang berada pada belahan dunia yang memiliki iklim hujan tropis menyebabkan bervariasinya intensitas curah hujan. Intensitas curah hujan akan sangat berpengaruh pada kestabilan tanah sebagai dasar pondasi sebuah struktur sipil. Dalam penelitian ini ditinjau pengaruh intensitas curah hujan dan kemiringan lereng dalam upaya pencegahan kerusakan struktur maupun kejadian bencana yang dapat ditimbulkan. Dilakukan pengujian laboratorium dengan menggunakan metode pembanding Universal Soil Loss Equation untuk menentukan besarnya erosi yang terjadi pada lereng tanah dengan kadar organik 18,67% dengan tingkat kepadatan 60% dan 70%. Dengan menggunakan Rainfall Simulator digunakan variasi intensitas hujan 23 mm/jam, 34 mm/jam dan 51 mm/jam diperoleh peningkatan nilai erosi tanah sebesar 40% dari intensitas tertinggi ke intensitas terendah. Dari faktor kemiringan lereng dimodelkan kemiringan 10 o , 15 o dan 20 o dan didapatkan hasil peningkatan nilai erosi sebesar 3%. Abstract The Effect of Rainfally and Land Slope to Erosion which Could Cause A Landslide.Indonesian region is located on tropical rain forest territory on earth causes variations of high intensity of rainfall. The intensity of rainfall will great ly affect the stability of soils as a foundation ground of a civil structure. In this study reviewed the influence of rainfall intensity and slope in the prevention of structural damage or catastrophic events that may occur. Experimental research conduct using comparison method Universal Soil Loss equation to determine the amount of erosion on the slope of ground with organic content of 18.67 with a density of 60% and 70%. Rainfall simulator used to set variations of rainfall intensity by 23 mm/hour, 34 mm/hour and 51 mm/hour is obtained an increase in ground erosion by 40% from the highest intensity to the lowest intensity. From the slope factor, sample is modeled slope with 10 o , 15 o and 20 o and showed increase of erosion up to 3%. Kata-kunci:Erosi lereng, intensitas hujan, tanah organik .

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Some laterite soil is an inferior material for engineering applications such as road and highway pavement, dam construction and filling material. Laterite soil stabilization is required to increase its strength for field application purposes. The potential use of zeolite and waterglass as stabilizing agents is their pozzolanic properties. This study aims to analyze the strength and bearing capacity of laterite soil stabilized by waterglass-activated zeolite and reinforced with geogrid. The soil sample was prepared with a zeolite percentage of 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20%, and waterglass as much as 2, 4 and 6% with curing times of 0, 7, 14 and 28 days. Furthermore, the physical model test was carried out in the container with the optimum composition obtained from the compressive strength (UCS) and California bearing test (CBR) test. The stabilized subbase layer with geogrid reinforcement was placed on a subgrade layer with a substandard CBR value. The results showed that the compressive strength (UCS) of stabilized soil with a curing time of 7 days was found significantly increased. The CBR value also increased with the content of additive and curing time compared to the untreated soil. The physical model test results showed that the performance of stabilized laterite soil with additives and reinforced by geogrid (ZW-geogrid) as a subbase layer provides more optimal performance in carrying the load compared to the sand-gravel mixtures material. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2022-08-02-05 Full Text: PDF