All over the world , the Civil Engineers are in search of new competitive construction materials which can suitably and effectively be used to face many challenges that have cropped up with time. Even though Geosynthetics are suitable to the actual needs, they have not been much used in many developing countries like India. The prohibiting reason for this is the high cost and non-availability of the synthetic fibers. Here natural fibres are considered as a prospective Geotextile. In this paper, a three-dimensional nonlinear finite element analysis of a model foundation considering the frictional aspect of the natural fibres like coir and bamboo, which are used as reinforcement is proposed.
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