Improvement Techniques of Soft Ground in Subsiding and Lowland Environment
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Improvement Techniques of Soft Ground in Subsiding and Lowland Environment

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Improvement Techniques of Soft Ground in Subsiding and Lowland Environment

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This text outlines the problems commonly encountered during infrastructure constructions on soft and subsiding ground in lowland environments, and their solutions in terms of soil/ground improvement techniques.

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Table of contents

  1. 1 INTRODUCTION
  2. 1.1 General
  3. 1.2 The existing conditions
  4. References
  5. 2 GROUND IMPROVEMENT BY VERTICAL DRAINS
  6. 2.1 General
  7. 2.2 Preloading
  8. 2.3 Sand drains
  9. 2.4 Characteristics of prefabricated drains
  10. 2.5 Consolidation with vertical drains
  11. 2.6 Drain properties
  12. 2.7 Drain influence zone
  13. 2.8 Well-resistance
  14. 2.9 Smear effects and disturbances
  15. 2.10 Ratio of horizontal to vertical permeability
  16. 2.11 Coefficient of horizontal consolidation
  17. 2.12 Parameter effects on consolidation time
  18. 2.13 Rate of consolidation
  19. 2.14 Selection of drain type
  20. 2.15 Filter criteria
  21. 2.16 Geotextile filter criterion
  22. 2.17 Case records of sand drains on soft Bangkok clay
  23. 2.18 Case records of prefabricated drains on soft Bangkok clay
  24. 2.19 Conclusions
  25. References
  26. 3 GROUND IMPROVEMENT USING GRANULAR PILES
  27. 3.1 General
  28. 3.2 Methods of granular pile construction
  29. 3.3 Engineering behavior of composite ground
  30. 3.4 Ultimate bearing capacity of single, isolated granular piles
  31. 3.5 Ultimate bearing capacity of granular pile groups
  32. 3.6 Settlement of the composite ground
  33. 3.7 Slope stability of the composite ground
  34. 3.8 Rate of primary consolidation settlement
  35. 3.9 Strength increase of clay due to consolidation
  36. 3.10 Secondary settlement
  37. 3.11 Full scale load tests on granular piles
  38. 3.12 Test embankment on granular piles
  39. 3.13 Performance of granular piles under embankment loading
  40. 3.14 Model infrastructure projects on soft ground
  41. 3.15 Future outlook for granular piles
  42. 3.16 Granular piles in combination with other soil improvement techniques
  43. 3.17 Conclusions
  44. References
  45. Appendix
  46. 4 LIME/CEMENT DEEP MIXING METHOD
  47. 4.1 General
  48. 4.2 Method of construction and subsequent soil reactions
  49. 4.3 Relevant characteristics of soft Bangkok clay
  50. 4.4 Effects of quicklime, natural water content, salt and organic contents
  51. 4.5 Dry jet mixing method
  52. 4.6 Wet jet mixing method
  53. 4.7 Lime/cement stabilization of soft Bangkok clay
  54. 4.8 Test embankment on DMM improved soft Bangkok clay
  55. 4.9 Calculation methods for lime columns
  56. 4.10 Calculation methods for deep cement mixing (DCM)
  57. 4.11 Conclusions
  58. References
  59. 5 MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH (MSE) EMBANKMENTS/WALLS
  60. 5.1 General
  61. 5.2 Relevance to development
  62. 5.3 MSE embankment/wall on soft ground
  63. 5.4 Design criteria for MSE structures
  64. 5.5 Theoretical background for design MSE structures
  65. 5.6 Pullout resistance of steel grid in poor quality backfill
  66. 5.7 The behavior of MSE structures on soft ground
  67. 5.8 Modelling of MSE structures on soft ground
  68. 5.9 Finite element results of MSE wall /embankment on soft ground
  69. 5.10 Present and future outlook of MSE system
  70. 5.11 Conclusions
  71. References
  72. Index

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