Ebook: Ground Improvement with Geotechnical Site Investigation

Front Cover; Geotechnical Investigations and Improvement of Ground Conditions; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1. Introduction; 1.1.1. Purpose of ground improvement; 1.1.2. Preliminary evaluation for ground improvement; 1.1.3. Methods of ground improvement; 1.1.4. Scope; Chapter 2: Soil compaction; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Compaction theory; 2.3. Effect on soil properties; 2.4. Instruments and methods; 2.5. Vibro-techniques for compaction; 2.6. Dynamic compaction; 2.7. Blasting; 2.8. Field compaction and its control; Further reading; Chapter 3: Soil stabilization