... Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only concrete cracking foundations fresh concrete ground improvement necking rigid inclusions Ground improvement describes geotechnical methods to improve existing ground conditions through physical...

..., the stress history and the creep characteristics of the subsoil. It was also found that the stress concentration ratio reduced with the stress level. Secondary consolidation also has some effects on the stress concentration ratio. creep foundations settlement Alluvial deposits are globally...

... achieved better results compared with M_m. This improvement technique may be used to enhance the properties of expansive soils that support different construction engineering projects. Emerald Publishing Limited: All rights reserved 2022 expansive soils foundations geology geotechnical...

...) was also found to be a successful innovative technique. Foundations such as drilled piers, belled piers, under-reamed piles and GPAs are tension-resistant foundation techniques, which have been devised to directly address the tensile forces generated in swelling clays. Drilled piers are straight...

... was also quantified. Additionally, the environmental impact of using WFS in reinforced foundation beds was assessed through leachate tests. The dissolved metal concentrations from leachate studies were found to be within permissible limits. 13 06 2021 07 02 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited...

... JV, which is part of the UK's High Speed 2 Phase 1 rail link. Infilled solution features were treated using rapid impact compaction (RIC) to achieve a sufficiently stiff subgrade beneath a wide range of temporary foundations and reduce the risk of collapse settlement. Improvement by RIC treatment...

... calcareous sand at the optimum fibre content and fibre length increased by 717% and 115%, respectively. 04 03 2019 20 08 2019 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2019 foundations granular materials grouting The medium for culturing Bacillus sp. was made of tryptone...

..., which is consistent with the observations made by Kazi et al. (2015 , 2016) on Perth sand in their studies. Figure 2. Particle-size distribution of soil ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2019 foundations geotextiles, geomembranes & geogrids slopes – stabilisation...

... 11 2020 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2020 foundations geosynthetic-reinforced soils walls & slopes models (physical) In deep soft soil deposits, the construction of end-bearing stone columns (EBSCs) may be impossible and it is necessary to use floating stone columns...

...Yiran Chen; Jun Wang; Kai Zhu; Feiyu Liu; Xiuqing Hu; Hongtao Fu Seismic load can cause a change in the strength and stiffness of composite foundations with cement–soil piles. In this study, cyclic simple shear tests were conducted on a composite soil with a cemented soil core to investigate...

... the sodium carbonate bonding with the Ca²⁺ dissolved from the interlayer cations of the cement or bentonite. dredging & reclamation foundations grouting As the number of obsolete infrastructures being rebuilt has been increasing in recent years, it has become necessary to improve...

... when 4% lime was added. The parameters a_v, C_c and LS also reflected a similar trend. 12 07 2018 11 07 2019 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2019 foundations geotechnical engineering granular materials Expansive soils swell when...

...Adel M. Hanna; Rouzbeh Vakili Piled-raft foundations are recognised for sharing the total load by both the piles and the raft. The economic benefits of this system lead to its popularity in practice; however, research in this field has continued to lag behind owing to the difficulties associated...

... with different fly-ash contents (0%, 5% and 10%). The following observations can be made from the figures. 18 07 2018 01 08 2019 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2019 foundations geotechnical engineering shallow foundations Expansive soils pose the problem of swelling...

... to an l/d ratio of 11 and decreased thereafter. 3 D r = e max − e n e max − e min 28 06 2018 17 03 2019 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2019 foundations granular materials strength & testing of materials...

...Farahnaz Darikandeh, PhD; B. V. S. Viswanadham, PhD; Mahyar Arabani, PhD Volumetric changes in expansive soils due to seasonal moisture changes can seriously damage foundations. In the small-scale laboratory study reported in this paper, the effect of inserting columns made from calcium carbide...

... as well (Castro et al., 2013 ; Han and Ye, 2001 ; Zhang et al., 2012). 12 04 2018 21 03 2019 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2019 foundations geosynthetic applications soil-geosynthetic interaction Soft clays and loose sands pose the twin...

...Bhyravajjula Ramachandra Phanikumar, PhD; Ammavajjala Sesha Sai Raghuram, MTech; Ajjarapu Sriramarao, PhD Granular pile anchors (GPAs) are an innovative foundation technique developed for reducing the heave of expansive clay beds. Other engineering characteristics of expansive clay beds have also...

...Chenhui Liu, BSc, MSc; Min Yang, PhD; Adam Bezuijen, PhD A simplified analytical approach based on the non-linear pile–soil interaction model under vertical load is employed to analyse settlement of piled raft foundations. The accuracy of the simplified method is verified through comparisons...

... et al., 2015 ; Martin et al., 1990 ; see also ‘Geotechnical characteristics of expansive soils stabilised with bagasse ash and hydrated lime’ by Dang et al., submitted to Soils and Foundations) constructing in stages and leaving time for consolidation geosynthetic...