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Written by an international group of experts, Ground Improvement Case Histories: Chemical, Electrokinetic, Thermal and Bioengineering Methods provides over 700 pages of case-histories collected from all over the world. Each case-history provides an overview of the specific technology followed by applications, and in some cases, comprehensive back analysis through numerical modelling is discussed. The book includes methods for employing bacterial and biological treatment, and native vegetation for stabilizing problematic soils. Specific case-histories included in the book are: Effect of Drainage and Grouting for the World Longest Seikan Undersea Tunnel Construction, Cement/lime Mixing Ground Improvement for Road Construction on Soft Ground, Use of Jet Grouting in Deep Excavations, and Stabilization of Reactive Sulphide Mine Tailings using Water Cover Technology.
Provides recent case histories using chemical and bio-engineering methods by world-renowned engineering experts
Includes over 200 illustrations and 150 equations from relevant topics, including state-of-the-art chemical and bioengineering methods
Presents comprehensive analysis methods using numerical modelling methods
Case histories include the "Effect of Drainage and Grouting on the World's Longest Seikan Undersea Tunnel Construction" and "Cement/Lime Mixing Ground Improvement for Road Construction on Soft Ground"
Civil Engineers, Researchers, Structural Engineers, Geotechnical Engineers, and Earthquake Engineers
Dedication
Foreword
Preface
Part One: Chemical Admixtures, Grouting, and Deep Mixing
Chapter 1: Cement/Lime Mixing Ground Improvement for Road Construction on Soft Ground
Abstract
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Subsoil condition and test section construction
1.3 Performance evaluations
1.4 Predicting the traffic-load-induced permanent settlement
1.5 Total cost of low embankment road construction on soft subsoil
1.6 Conclusion
Chapter 2: Full-Scale Tests on Stiffened Deep Cement Mixing Piles Including Three-Dimensional Finite Element Simulation
Abstract
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Full-scale load tests on SDCM and DCM piles
2.3 Full-scale load test results
2.4 Full-scale behavior of SDCM piles under embankment loading
2.5 Full-scale embankment test results
2.6 Three-dimensional numerical simulation of full-scale SDCM piles under embankment loading
2.7 Conclusion
Chapter 3: Undersea Tunnel: Effect of Drainage and Grouting
Abstract
Acknowledgments
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Elasto-plastic analysis of the ground surrounding a tunnel
3.3 Effect of drainage
3.4 Optimum extent of grouting
3.5 Conclusion
Chapter 4: Use of Jet Grouting in Deep Excavations
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Quality control for jet grouting works
4.3 Properties of jet grouted piles
4.4 Design issues for jet grouted piles
4.5 Construction issues for jet grouted piles
4.6 Conclusion
Chapter 5: A Case History of Jet Grouting in Marine Clay
Abstract
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Jet grouting system
5.3 Project description
5.4 Subsurface conditions
5.5 Jet grout trial
5.6 Production jet grouting
5.7 Conclusions
Notation
Chapter 6: Performance Evaluation of Road Pavements Stabilized In Situ
Abstract
Acknowledgments
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Case studies
6.3 Cooma trial
6.4 Dandenong trial
6.5 Recent research on stabilized pavement materials
6.6 Conclusion
Chapter 7: Numerical Modeling of Clogging in a Permeable Reactive Barrier and Rejuvenation by Alkaline Fluid Injection in the Shoalhaven Floodplain, Australia
Abstract
Acknowledgments
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Materials and methods
7.3 Results and discussion
7.4 Conclusion
7.5 Rejuvenation of the permeable reactive barrier by alkaline wastewater injection
7.6 Long-term column experiments
7.7 Implications of wastewater injection for pilot-scale permeable reactive barrier
Appendix: geochemical algorithm
Notation
Chapter 8: Improving Geotechnical Properties of Closed Landfills for Redevelopment Using Chemical Stabilization Techniques: A Case Study on Samples of a Landfill Site in Southwest of Sydney
Abstract
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Background
8.3 Chemical stabilization
8.4 Experimental program
8.5 Laboratory results and discussion
8.6 Finite element modeling
8.7 Conclusion
Chapter 9: Dry Soil Mixing for the Ballina Bypass Motorway Upgrade
Abstract
Acknowedgments
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Background information
9.3 Construction
9.4 Conclusion
Notation
Chapter 10: Soil Modification by Admixtures: Concepts and Field Applications
Abstract
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Soil stabilization by additives
10.3 Conclusion
Chapter 11: Deep Mixing Method: Equipment and Field of Applications
Abstract
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Construction principles and equipment
11.3 Hydromechanical characterization of the deep soil mix material
11.4 Field of applications and case histories
11.5 Case history of hopmarkt aalst (belgium)
11.6 Conclusion
Chapter 12: Bridge Abutment Made of Cement-Mixed Gravel Backfill
Abstract
Acknowledgments
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Shaking table tests
12.3 Strength of cement-mixed gravel
12.4 Construction of a prototype of a new type bridge abutment
12.5 Conclusion
Notation
Part Two: Electrokinetic, Thermal, and Explosion-Based Techniques
Chapter 13: The Use of Electrokinetic Geosynthetics to Improve Soft Soils
Abstract
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Electrokinetic phenomena in soils
13.3 Electro-osmosis
13.4 Reinforced soil retaining wall—case history
13.5 Civil and environmental applications of active geosynthetics
13.6 Conclusion
Notation
Chapter 14: Electro-Osmotic Stabilization
Abstract
14.1 Theoretical background
14.2 Case histories
14.3 Conclusion
Chapter 15: Electrokinetic Improvement of Soft Clay Using Electrical Vertical Drains
Abstract
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Background of electrokinetic stabilization
15.3 Principles of electrokinetic consolidation
15.4 Case study 1
15.5 Case study 2
15.6 Conclusion
Notation
Chapter 16: Experimental and Numerical Investigations of the Behavior of a Heat Exchanger Pile
Abstract
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Experimental in situ test on a heat exchanger pile
16.3 Thermo-hydro-mechanical model
16.4 Finite element model
16.5 Experimental and numerical results
16.6 Conclusion
Chapter 17: Vacuum Consolidation and Vacuum Consolidation with Heating
Abstract
Acknowledgments
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Generalities on vacuum preloading
17.3 Site conditions
17.4 Vacuum preloading and heating
17.5 Observations and analysis
17.6 Conclusion
Chapter 18: Use of Explosion in Soil Improvement Projects
Abstract
18.1 Review of different explosive methods
18.2 Explosive replacement method
18.3 Case study
18.4 Conclusion
Part Three: Bioengineering
Chapter 19: Use of Biogeotechnologies for Soil Improvement
Abstract
Acknowledgments
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Principles of microbial geotechnology
19.3 Biogas desaturation for mitigation of liquefaction
19.4 Biocrust for construction of water pond
19.5 Biogrouting for protection of levees
19.6 Biogrouting for road construction or repair
19.7 Conclusion
Chapter 20: The Role of Native Vegetation in Stabilizing Formation Soil for Transport Corridors: An Australian Experience
Abstract
Acknowledgments
20.1 Introduction
20.2 Transpiration
20.3 Tree root water uptake
20.4 Case study of an Australian native tree
20.5 Importance of a root reinforcement and suction integrated system
20.6 Ion uptake by roots and associated osmotic suction variation in surrounding soil
20.7 Conclusion
Chapter 21: Environmentally Friendly Slope Stabilization Using a Soil Nail and Root System in Canada
Abstract
21.1 Introduction
21.2 Mechanisms of existing slope failures
21.3 Methods of stabilization
21.4 History of soil nails
21.5 Stabilization of natural slopes using environmentally friendly soil nails in canada
21.6 Conclusion
Chapter 22: Clay Soil in Suburban Environments: Movement and Stabilization through Vegetation
Abstract
22.1 Introduction
22.2 Characterizing expansive soils
22.3 Trees and clay soils
22.4 Quantifying the impact of vegetation on infrastructure
22.5 Infrastructure damage prevention
22.6 Conclusion
Index
No. of pages: 724
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: May 22, 2015
Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
Paperback ISBN: 9780081001912
eBook ISBN: 9780081002384
BI
Buddhima Indraratna
Professor Indraratna is the author of more than 500 publications, including 6 books, about 200 journal papers and 50 invited keynote and plenary lectures. His contributions through research and development towards the understanding of soft soil improvement have been incorporated by numerous organizations into their engineering practices for the design of rail and road embankments.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
JC
Jian Chu
Dr. Chu is a professor and the holder of James M. Hoover Chair in Geotechnical Engineering at the Iowa State University, USA. Before he joined Iowa State, he was the Director of the Centre for Infrastructure Systems at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He has been actively engaged in teaching, research and consulting work in geotechnical engineering in general and soil properties, in-situ and laboratory testing, soil improvement and land reclamation in particular for more than 20 years.
Affiliations and expertise
Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
CR
Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn
Dr Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn is an Associate Professor with broad knowledge in soft clay engineering through his work in China, Thailand and Australia. His contributions to the field have also been recognized by several internal UOW, national and international awards, including the 2013 ISSMGE Young Member Award for academic achievements and outstanding contributions to the field of geotechnical engineering. He has published over 120 articles in international journals and conferences.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Centre for Geomechanics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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