The selection and use of the most appropriate ground improvement technique can not only improve considerably the design and performance of foundations and earth structures, including embankments, cut slopes, roads, railways and tailings dams, but also save costs.
From the use of straw as blended infill with soils for additional strength during the ancient Roman civilizations, and the use of lime mortar for the construction of the Great Wall in China, the concepts of using additives and reinforcement for soil improvement and the more recent use of electrokinetics and thermal modifications of soils have come a long way. Ground improvement has been both a science and art, with significant developments observed through ancient history. Since then there has been a substantial number of major projects and case studies reported in various parts of the world in all areas of Ground Improvement. It has been almost ten years since the first book on Ground Improvement - Case Histories (Indraratna and Chu) was published by Elsevier. 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".Presents comprehensive analysis methods using numerical modelling methods.Includes over 200 illustrations and 150 equations from relevant topics, including state-of-the-art chemical and bioengineering methods.Provides recent case histories using chemical and bio-engineering methods by world-renowned engineering experts.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.
The book includes methods for employing bacterial and biological treatment, and native vegetation for stabilizing problematic soils. 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. 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.
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