Ground improvement by deep vibratory methods /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton :
CRC Press,
2016.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface and Acknowledgments to the First Edition; Acknowledgments to the Second Edition; Authors; 1: An overview of deep soil improvement by vibratory methods; 2: A history of vibratory deep compaction; 2.1 The vibro flotation method and first applications before 1945; 2.2 Vibro compaction in postwar Germany during reconstruction; 2.3 The Torpedo vibrator and the vibro replacement stone column method; 2.4 Development of vibro compaction outside Germany ; 2.5 Method improvements; 2.6 Design aspects.
- 3: Vibro compaction of granular soils3.1 The depth vibrator; 3.2 Vibro compaction treatment technique; 3.2.1 Compaction mechanism of granular soils; 3.2.2 Vibro compaction in practice; 3.3 Design principles; 3.3.1 General remarks; 3.3.2 Stability and settlement control; 3.3.3 Mitigation of seismic risks; 3.3.3.1 Evaluation of the liquefaction potential; 3.3.3.2 Settlement estimation of sands due to earthquake shaking; 3.4 Quality control and testing; 3.5 Suitable soils and method limitations; 3.6 Case histories; 3.6.1 Vibro compaction for a land reclamation project.
- 3.6.2 Ground improvement treatment by vibro compaction for new port facilities3.6.3 Vibro compaction field trial in calcareous sand; 3.6.4 Foundation of a fuel oil tank farm; 3.6.5 Liquefaction evaluation of CPT data after vibro compaction and stone column treatment; 3.6.6 Trial compaction in quartz sand to establish compaction probe spacing; 3.6.7 Ground improvement works for the extension of a major shipyard in Singapore; 4: Improvement of fine-grained and cohesive soils by vibro replacement stone columns; 4.1 Vibro replacement stone column technique; 4.2 Special equipment.
- 4.3 Principal behavior of vibro stone columns under load and their design4.3.1 Overview and definitions; 4.3.2 Load-carrying mechanism and settlement estimation; 4.3.3 Failure mechanism and bearing capacity calculations; 4.3.4 Drainage, reduction of liquefaction potential, and improvement of earthquake resistance; 4.3.5 Recommendations; 4.4 Quality control and testing; 4.5 Suitable soils and method limitations; 4.6 Computational examples; 4.6.1 Analysis of settlement reduction; 4.6.2 Analysis of slope stability; 4.6.3 Bearing capacity calculation of single footings on stone columns.
- 4.6.4 Some results of a parametric study of stone column group behavior4.7 Case histories; 4.7.1 Wet vibro replacement stone columns for a thermal power plant; 4.7.2 Vibro replacement soil improvement for a double track railway project; 4.7.3 Vibro replacement foundation for the new international airport at Berlin; 4.7.4 High replacement vibro stone columns for a port extension; 4.7.5 Vibro stone columns for settlement control behind bridge abutments; 4.7.6 Ground improvement for the foundation of a petroleum tank farm in the Middle East.