... units are much more efficient at pulverising fill material and intermixing the added binder/water than machinery available 20 years ago. While supplier innovation adds flexibility to the site working method, specifications have not been sufficiently updated to permit optimal application. This review...

...Harry Griffin, BA, BAI; Brendan C. O'Kelly, PhD, FTCD, CEng, CEnv, MICE This paper presents a review of literature related to the vacuum consolidation ground improvement technique, focusing on issues affecting efficiency of performance and the application of the technique in peaty ground. Although...

...Jian Chu, PhD; Buddhima Indraratna, MSc, DIC, PhD, FTSE, FIEAust, FASCE, FGS; Shuwang Yan, PhD; Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn, BEng (Hons), MEng (AIT), PhD A review of the recent developments in soft soil improvement through consolidation or preloading is presented in this paper. The topics covered...

... risks from natural disasters (earthquakes, floods, slope instability). State-of-the-art reviews covering available techniques have been prepared by Mitchell (1981), Terashi and Juran (2000) and Chu et al. (2009) among others. Future directions in geotechnical engineering...

...Jinchun Chai, DEng; Dennes T. Bergado, PhD; Shui-Long Shen, DEng The methods for modelling the effect of a prefabricated vertical drain (PVD) in plane strain finite-element analysis have been reviewed. The methods are classified into four groups of using: (1) solid element; (2) macro-element; (3...