DEEP SOIL MIXING FOR GROUND IMPROVEMENT
DEEP SOIL MIXING The properties of soft cohesive soils can be improved by mixing of a variety of chemical additives. The addition of lime, fly ash and cement in different…
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Foundation Technology
Pile Foundation | Classification of Pile Foundations | Pile Installation Methods
Pile Foundation Pile Foundation. Pile foundations are deep foundations used when the site has a weak shallow bearing strata making it necessary to transfer load to a deeper strata either…
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Failure Modes in Rock and Soil Slopes | Slope Failure
Failure Modes Introduction Slope failures are essentially natural hazards that occur in many areas over the world. Popularly known as landslides, slope failures describe a wide variety of mechanisms that…
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Ground Improvement Techniques | Complete List of Methods | Classifications
Ground Improvement Ground Improvement or Ground treatment is defined as "controlled alteration of the state, nature or mass behavior of ground materials to achieve an intended satisfactory response to existing…
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Negative Skin Friction in Piles: Causes & Design Calculations
What is Negative Skin Friction? Negative skin friction is usually a downward shear drag acting on a pile or pile group due to downward sinking of surrounding soil relative to…
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Design Considerations for Rock Foundation
A fully coordinated team of geotechnical and structural engineers and engineering geologists are required to insure that rock foundation conditions and design are properly integrated into the overall design of…
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All About Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) & Parameters
Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) A TBM is a massive set of complex equipment assembled together to excavate a tunnel, often called as "Mole". Major components of this Tunnel Boring Machine…
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Types & Purpose of In-situ Rock Tests for Foundation Design
Introduction on In-situ Rock Tests In-situ Rock Tests are done to determine in-situ stresses & deformation characteristics and shear strength of jointed rock mass or critically weak seams within the…
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Geologic Mapping in Foundation Design – Field Investigations
Geologic Mapping Generally, geologic mapping starts from the preliminary studies phase with gathering of existing maps and data to detailed site-specific construction mapping. Types of maps progress from areal mapping to…
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