Ground Improvement Geosystems : Densification and Reinforcement

Title: Ground Improvement Geosystems : Densification and Reinforcement
Author: M. C. R. Davies
ISBN: 0727726056 / 9780727726056
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 508
Publisher: Thomas Telford
Year: 1997
Availability: Out of Stock

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The papers presented in this volume describe the latest developments from around the world on ground improvement by densification and reinforcement. They describe new research into improving the understanding of the problems facing geotechnical engineers working in the field of ground improvement and the advances in the techniques available to them.

Numerous case studies show how new and improved methods have actually been applied over a wide variety of ground conditions.

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Preface

Part I : Densification of Soils
Chapter 1 :
A New Engineering Classification Chart for Densification of Granular Soils
Chapter 2 : Minimum Density - Residual Strength Relations for Densification by Dynamic Compaction
Chapter 3 : The Use of Dynamic Compaction to Remove/Reduce Risks Due to Collapse Compression and Seismicity in Silty Fine Sands at Smelter Site in Iran
Chapter 4 : Efficacite Du Compactage Dynamique Des Dechets Municipaux : Quels Outils De Controle?
Chapter 5 : Model Tests on Densification of Sandy Ground by Dynamic Consolidation Method With Rotational Ram
Chapter 6 : A Case Study of Vacuum Preloading With Vertical Drains
Chapter 7 : Experience of Dynamic Replacement on a 40m Deep Reclamation in Hong Kong
Chapter 8 : Field Compacting Test at a Fill of Weathered Granite by Dynamic Compacting Method
Chapter 9 : Improvement of Silty Clay Soils Using Dynamic Consolidation
Chapter 10 : Densification of Gypsious Soils by Compaction
Chapter 11 : Amelioration Et Desification De Vases D'estuaire
Chapter 12 : Treatment of Compressible Foundation Soils
Chapter 13 : Vibrocompaction of Loose Estuarine Sands
Chapter 14 : 56m Deep Vibrocompaction at German Lignite Mining Area
Chapter 15 : Desification of Granular Soils During CGa Pile Augering
Chapter 16 : SASW Method for The Evaluation of Ground Desification by Dynamic Compaction
Chapter 17 : Case History : Ground Treatment of The Sandfill at The New Airport at Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong

Part II : Reinforcement by Columns and Piles
Chapter 18 :
The Colmix Process of Reinforcing Soils
Chapter 19 : Reinforced Lime Columns - a New Technique for Heave Control of Soil
Chapter 20 : Slope Stabilisation Using Lime Piles
Chapter 21 : Soil Improvement by Vibro Replacement for Rigid Pavement Construction to The High Speed Railway Systems
Chapter 22 : Considerations in Stone Column Design

Part III : Foundation Treatment for Embankments Over Contaminated Land for The New A557 Road at Widnes
Chapter 23 :
Incidence Du Mecanisme De Transfert D'une Charge Monotone Sur La Stabilite Des Ramblais Sur Sols Mous Traites Par Colonnes Ballastees
Chapter 24 : Improvement of Soft Soil by Geosynthetic-Encapsulated Granular Column
Chapter 25 : Reduction of Soft Clay Settlement by Compacted Sand Columns
Chapter 26 : A New Simplified Approach for Soil - Structure Interaction
Chapter 27 : Influence of SCP Driving on The Behavior of Clay
Chapter 28 : Bearing Capacity of SCP Improved Clay Ground Under a Revetment
Chapter 29 : Analysis and Field Loading Tests of Building Foundations Treated by New Soil Improvement Methods
Chapter 30 : The Behaviour of Very Soft Cohesive Soils Improved by Vibro Replacement
Chapter 31 : Renforcement Du Talus D'un Grand Deblai De L'autoroute Du Contournement De Lyon
Chapter 32 : Depot D'hydrocarbures De Kourou (Guyane Francaise) : Construction De Reservoirs Sur Sols Compressibles Renforces
Chapter 33 : Sols Renforces Par Ancrages a Haute Capacite De Tenue

Part IV : Reinforced Soil Construction
Chapter 34 :
Rampes En Terre Armee Sur Inclusions Rigides Dans Le Port d'Anvers
Chapter 35 : The Response of a Reinforced Earth Test Wall to Differential Settlement
Chapter 36 : Model Tests of Composite Reinforced Soil-Flexible Culvert System
Chapter 37 : Anchorage Behaviour of Geosynthetic Reinforcement Embedded at Clay-Sand Interface
Chapter 38 : Effect of Mechanical Properties of Reinforcement on Slope Stability
Chapter 39 : Construction and Performance of a Geosynthetic Reinforced Unpaved Road
Chapter 40 : On Bearing Capacity of Densified and Reinforced Grounds
Chapter 41 : An Investigation of The Effect of Random Geogrid Inclusion on Sand Behaviour in a Model Footing
Chapter 42 : Granular Soil Reinforced With a Geotextile-Fibre System
Chapter 43 : The Strength Properties of Fibre-Reinforced Sand

Part V : Reinforcement by Nailing
Chapter 44 :
Site Investigation for Soil Nailed Structures
Chapter 45 : Optimised Design for Soil Nailed Walls
Chapter 46 : Stability Computations in Nailed Slopes
Chapter 47 : Soil Nailing - a Cost-Effective Way of Improving The Factor of Safety of Marginally Stable Slopes in Hong Kong
Chapter 48 : TALREN Stability Analysis Program for The Design of Complex Reinforced Soil Structures : Important Case Histories
Chapter 49 : The Design and Installation of Soil Nail Slope Stabilization Schemes Using 'Snail'
Chapter 50 : Design and Construction of a New Soil Nailing (PAN Wall)Method
Chapter 51 : Pull-Out Resistance of Soil Nails in Sand and Clay
Chapter 52 : Proposed Methods for Field Testing of Soil Nails
Chapter 53 : Trail Soil Nails for Tunnel Face Support in London Clay and The Detected Influence of Tendon Stiffness and Bond Length on Load Transfer
Chapter 54 : The Performance of Polyurethane Injection Method With Soil Nailing System for Ground Reinforcement
Chapter 55 : Numerical Analysis of a Full Scale Experimental Soil Nailed Wall
Chapter 56 : The Use of Soil Nails for The Stabilisation of a New Cutting for The Realignment of The A4059 at Lletty Turner Bends
Chapter 57 : Cliff Stabilisation by Soil Nailing
Chapter 58 : Review of Current Field Testing Methods for Soil Nailing
Chapter 59 : Centrifuge Modelling of Slope Stabilisation Using Soil Nailing
Chapter 60 : Soil/Nail Interaction Mechanisms From Large Direct Shear Tests

Index