Engineering principles of ground modification

by Hausmann, Manfred R.

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Full title :Engineering principles of ground modification / Manfred R. Hausmann.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1990.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):McGraw-Hill
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1990.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 632 pages) : : illustrations

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oclc:ocn610190468
LC Classification:TA710
Dewey Decimal:624.1/5136

Introduction to engineering ground modification -- Introduction to mechanical modification -- Principles of soil densification -- Properties of compacted soil -- Compaction control tests -- Specification of compaction requirements -- Introduction to hydraulic modification -- Hydraulics of slots and wells -- Design of dewatering systems (excavations and slopes) -- Filtration, drainage, and seepage control with geosynthetics -- Preloading and the use of vertical drains -- Electrokinetic dewatering and stabilization -- Modification by admixtures -- Modification at depth by grouting -- Thermal modification -- Evolution of soil reinforcement -- Mechanical models of soil reinforcement -- Constructed strip-, bar-, mesh-, and grid-reinforced soil -- Flexible geosynthetic sheet reinforcement -- In situ ground reinforcement : ground anchorage, rock bolting, and soil nailing -- Soil confinement by formwork.