Soil improvement and ground modification methods

✍ Scribed by Peter G Nicholson

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, , Elsevier Inc
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 441
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Written by an author with more than 25 years of field and academic experience, Soil Improvement and Ground Modification Methods explains ground improvement technologies for converting marginal soil into soil that will support all types of structures. Soil improvement is the alteration of any property of a soil to improve its engineering performance. Some sort of soil improvement must happen on every construction site. This combined with rapid urbanization and the industrial growth presents a huge dilemma to providing a solid structure at a competitive price.

The perfect guide for new or practicing engineers, this reference covers projects involving soil stabilization and soil admixtures, including utilization of industrial waste and by-products, commercially available soil admixtures, conventional soil improvement techniques, and state-of-the-art testing methods.

• Conventional soil improvement techniques and state-of-the-art testing methods
• Methods for mitigating or removing the risk of liquefaction in the event of major vibrations
• Structural elements for stabilization of new or existing construction industrial waste/by-products, commercially available soil
• Innovative techniques for drainage, filtration, dewatering, stabilization of waste, and contaminant control and removal

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter, Pages i-ii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages ix-xiii
Acknowledgments, Page xv
Abbreviations and Acronyms, Pages xvii-xviii
Chapter 1 - What is “Ground Improvement?”, Pages 3-7
Chapter 2 - Ground Improvement Techniques and Applications, Pages 9-17
Chapter 3 - Soil Mechanics Basics, Field Investigations, and Preliminary Ground Modification Design, Pages 19-60
Chapter 4 - Objectives and Improvements from Soil Densification, Pages 63-69
Chapter 5 - Shallow Compaction, Pages 71-113
Chapter 6 - Deep Densification, Pages 115-147
Chapter 7 - Objectives and Approaches to Hydraulic Modification, Pages 151-187
Chapter 8 - Geosynthetics for Filtration Drainage, and Seepage Control, Pages 189-207
Chapter 9 - Preconsolidation, Pages 209-220
Chapter 10 - Electro-Osmosis (Electrokinetic Dewatering), Pages 221-228
Chapter 11 - Admixture Soil Improvement, Pages 231-288
Chapter 12 - Ground Modification by Grouting, Pages 289-317
Chapter 13 - Thermal Treatments, Pages 319-339
Chapter 14 - Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil, Pages 343-369
Chapter 15 - In Situ Reinforcement, Pages 371-387
Chapter 16 - Soil Confinement, Pages 389-411
Chapter 17 - Lightweight Fill Materials, Pages 413-431
Chapter 18 - Emerging Technologies, Trends, and Materials, Pages 433-438
Standard Sieve Sizes, Page 439
Approximate Conversions to SI Units, Pages 441-443
Index, Pages 445-455