The present study allows evaluating the behavior of a reinforced and unreinforced soil with fibers of polypropylene (0.5 per cent content of dry weight of soil) subjected to triaxial extension tests, as the influence of adding fibers in the resistance and the rupture mechanisms of reinforced soil. Therefore, it was developed an experimental program comprising the development of a Bishop and Wesley’s triaxial-type equipment which has a larger size than conventional triaxial equipment and an execution of drained triaxial extension tests. The present study submits triaxial tests results aiming the determination of strength parameters of soil and soil – fiber mixture. The obtained results led a better understanding of the alterations generated by the random inclusion of polypropylene fibers to the pattern sand studied. The accomplishment of fiber performance within soil mass indicates that they undergo tensile plastic deformation, elongating, but this elongating is attributed to shear stage in the triaxial extension tests realized, as was conferred that the addition of fiber does not increase the tensile strength of soil.