Ground improvement : case histories / / [edited by] Buddhima Indraratna, Jian Chu

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; San Diego, CA ; ; Oxford, : Elsevier, 2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1137 p.)
• Disciplina: 631.4
• Soggetto topico: Soils; Soil amendments; Drainage
• Altri autori: IndraratnaBuddhima ChuJian
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 4 Key Issues in the Application of Vertical Drains to a Sea Reclamation by Extremely Soft Clay SlurryChapter 5 Two Case Histories of Vertical Drains in Very Soft Clays; Chapter 6 Case Study of Ground Improvement Work at the Suvarnabhumi Airport of Thailand; Chapter 7 Predictions and Observations of Soft Clay Foundations Stabilized with Geosynthetic Drains and Vacuum Surcharge; Chapter 8 Application of Analytical Method for Preloading Design of Selected Case Studies; Chapter 9 The Changi East Reclamation Project in Singapore; Theme 2 Modification by Chemical Admixtures ; Chapter 10 Cement/Lime Mixing Ground Improvement for Road Construction on Soft GroundChapter 11 A Full-Scale Study on Cement Deep Mixing in Soft Bangkok Clay; Chapter 12 Undersea Tunnel-Effect of Drainage and Grouting; Chapter 13 Use of Jet Grouting in Deep Excavations; Chapter 14 A Case History of Jet Grouting in Marine Clay; Chapter 15 Performance Evaluation of Road Pavements Stabilised In Situ; Theme 3 Physical Modification Methods including Grouting, Compaction and Drainage; Chapter 16 Ground Improvement for Mitigating Liquefaction-Induced Geotechnical Hazards ; Chapter 17 Placing Soil Covers on Soft Mine TailingsChapter 18 Geotechnical Aspects of Hydraulic Filling of Underground Mine Stopes in Australia; Chapter 19 Deep Vibratory Compaction of Granular Soils; Chapter 20 Soft Ground Treatment and Performance, Yelgun to Chinderah Freeway, NSW, Australia; Chapter 21 Ground Improvement using Deep Vibro Techniques; Chapter 22 Implementation and Performance of Stone Columns at Penny's Bay Reclamation in Hong Kong; Chapter 23 Failures of Ground Improvement Works in Soft Ground ; Chapter 24 Characteristics of Soft Peats, Organic Soils and Clays, Colombo-Katunayake Expressway, Sri LankaChapter 25 Treatment of Metastable Loess Soils: Lessons from Eastern Europe; Theme 4 Modification by Geosynthetic and other Inclusions; Chapter 26 The Use of Alternative and Improved Construction Materials and Geosynthetics in Pavements; Chapter 27 Case Histories of Embankments on Soft Soils and Stabilisation with Geosynthetics: Canadian Experience; Chapter 28 Ground Improvement with Geotextile Reinforcements; Chapter 29 Bridge Abutment Made of Cement-Mixed Gravel Back-Fill ; Chapter 30 A Multi-Tier Mechanically Stabilized Soil Wall - Field Performance And Numerical Modelling
• Sommario/riassunto: The first book of its kind, providing over thirty real-life case studies of ground improvement projects selected by the worlds top experts in ground improvement from around the globe. Volume 3 of the highly regarded Elsevier Geo-engineering book series coordinated by the Series Editor: Professor John A Hudson FREng. An extremely reader friendly chapter format.Discusses wider economical and environmental issues facing scientists in the ground improvement.Ground improvement has been both a science and art, with significant d
• Titolo autorizzato: Ground improvement
• ISBN: 1-280-63776-5; 9786610637768; 0-08-045736-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911004703203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Elsevier geo-engineering book series ; ; v. 3.