Underwater Embankments on Soft Soil: A Case History
by William F. van Impe & R. Daniel Verastequi Flores
by William F. van Impe & R. Daniel Verastequi Flores
| New Book |
Underwater Embankments on Soft Soil: A Case History
William F. van Impe: University of Ghent, Belgium
R. Daniel Verastequi Flores: University of Ghent, Belgium
Ground improvement is an established technique in foundation engineering.
In recent decades, modern methods of ground improvement have utilised
explosives, impact energy, thermal treatment of the soil, vacuum
consolidation, vibratory compaction technologies, stabilization and
solidification of soft soils, as well as combined systems of ingenious
grouting systems and deep mixing technique. Internationally, deep mixing
techniques are often the chosen method for dealing with
increasingly-demanding foundation problems. Initial experiences, using
inventive new developments of soft soil deep mixing technologies and
various advanced high pressure mixing methods, have proved successful
both onshore and offshore.
This publication illustrates a challenging example, sited in the Port of
Antwerp, Belgium, of the design and construction of a large underwater
embankment on very soft soil. This text will be a valuable reference case
history for the geotechnical engineer, both from the academic's as well as
from the practitioner's point of view.
Product Details
Hardback: 139 pp
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
ISBN : 9-780415-426039
Product Dimensions: 160 x 238 mm
William F. van Impe: University of Ghent, Belgium
R. Daniel Verastequi Flores: University of Ghent, Belgium
Ground improvement is an established technique in foundation engineering.
In recent decades, modern methods of ground improvement have utilised
explosives, impact energy, thermal treatment of the soil, vacuum
consolidation, vibratory compaction technologies, stabilization and
solidification of soft soils, as well as combined systems of ingenious
grouting systems and deep mixing technique. Internationally, deep mixing
techniques are often the chosen method for dealing with
increasingly-demanding foundation problems. Initial experiences, using
inventive new developments of soft soil deep mixing technologies and
various advanced high pressure mixing methods, have proved successful
both onshore and offshore.
This publication illustrates a challenging example, sited in the Port of
Antwerp, Belgium, of the design and construction of a large underwater
embankment on very soft soil. This text will be a valuable reference case
history for the geotechnical engineer, both from the academic's as well as
from the practitioner's point of view.
Product Details
Hardback: 139 pp
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
ISBN : 9-780415-426039
Product Dimensions: 160 x 238 mm
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