Ground improvement case histories : embankments with special reference to consolidation and other physical methods / edited Buddhima Indraratna, Jian Chu, Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn.
Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents note continued: ch. 26 Theoretical and Numerical Perspectives on Performance of Stone-Column-Improved Soft Ground with Reference to Transport Infrastructure / Firman Siahaan.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. One Preloading, Vertical Drains, and Vacuum Application -- ch. 1 Recent Advances in Soft Soil Consolidation / Buddhima Indraratna -- ch. 2 Experience of Consolidation Process from Test Areas with and without Vertical Drains / Sven Hansbo -- ch. 3 Theoretical and Numerical Perspectives and Field Observations for the Design and Performance Evaluation of Embankments Constructed on Soft Marine Clay / A.S. Balasubramaniam -- ch. 4 Application of the Vacuum Preloading Method in Soil Improvement Projects / Shuwang Yan -- ch. 5 Two Case Histories of Vertical Drains in Very Soft Clays / Alexandre Pereira Spotti -- ch. 6 Case Study of Ground Improvement Work at the Suvarnabhumi Airport of Thailand / Penchi Lin -- ch. 7 Predictions and Observations of Soft Clay Foundations Stabilized with Geosynthetic Drains and Vacuum Surcharge / Vasantha Wijeyakulasuriya -- ch. 8 Application of Analytical Method for Preloading / Patrick Wong -- Note continued: ch. 9 The Changi East Reclamation Project in Singapore / Victor Choa -- ch. 10 High Pressure for Vacuum Consolidation Method Using Air-Water Separation System / Toshiaki Kosaka -- ch. 11 Case studies of Vacuum Consolidation Ground Improvement in Peat Deposits / Brendan C. O'Kelly -- ch. 12 Interpretation of Penetration Resistance Data Associated with PVD Installation for Predicting Differential Settlement in Soft Ground / Yoichi Watabe -- ch. 13 Prediction of Embankments' Time-Dependent Behavior on Soft Soils / S.T. Sivakumar -- ch. 14 Application of a New Vacuum Preloading Method for Tideland Reclamation in Wenzhou, China / Jian-Jun Ma -- ch. 15 Key Issues in the Application of Vertical Drains for Sea Reclamation Using Extremely Soft Clay Slurry / Masaaki Katagiri -- pt. Two Sand and Gravel Piles, Stone Columns, and Other Rigid Inclusions -- ch. 16 Performance of Soft Clays Reinforced by Floating Columns / Lassaad Hazzar -- Note continued: ch. 17 Geotextile-Encased Columns: Case Studies over Twenty Years / Marc Raithel -- ch. 18 New Analytical Approach for Predicting Horizontal Displacement of Stone Columns / Bosco Poon -- ch. 19 Settlement Behavior of Embankment on Soft Ground Treated with Stepped Rigid Columns / Patrick Wong -- ch. 20 Pullout Resistance of Grouted Soil Nails / Wan-Huan Zhou -- ch. 21 Improvement of Soft Soil Formations by Drilled Displacement Columns / T. Muttuvel -- ch. 22 Applications of PCC Piles for Highway and High-Speed Railway Construction in China / Han-Long Liu -- ch. 23 Implementation and Performance of Stone Columns at Penny's Bay Reclamation in Hong Kong / Suraj De Silva -- ch. 24 Failures of Ground Improvement Works in Soft Ground / Yean-Chin Tan -- ch. 25 Characteristics of Soft Peats, Organic Soils, and Clays, Colombo -- Katunayake Expressway in Sri Lanka / Viet Nguyen --
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