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    The document discusses several innovative ground improvement techniques including vibro-floatation, use of geotextiles, grouting, soil compaction, and soil mixing to improve properties of problematic soils. Vibro-floatation uses vibration and flooding to compact sandy soils. Geotextiles can improve drainage and reinforce structures. Grouting injects fluids into soils to change permeability. Compaction increases density and strength while mixing binds wet soils.

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    INNOVATIVE GROUND IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES

    Soils is one of the most important and most sophisticated building materials that engineers use.

    Soils may be problematic when they have a low capacity to adequately resist stresses to which

    they are exposed or when they have high plastic properties due to their mineral composition such

    as in the case of clay soil. The construction of foundations on soft soils, organic soils and karst

    deposits are troublesome. Soil stabilization is a technique used to improve mechanical properties

    of soil.

    In the International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology

    (2016), Vibro-floatation is stated as an effective method in the improvement of a ground with

    deposits of sand soil. The method, invented in Germany, is used for treatment of sandy soils. The

    vibro-float consists of a cylindrical penetrator tube with an eccentric rotating weight inside the

    cylinder which is responsible for developing a horizontal vibratory motion. In this method

    compaction is achieved by vibration and flooding then soil around it with water. The loose sand

    grains are rearranged into a much compact state by use of this method.

    Geotextiles have the ability to improve the drainage of soils by enabling transmissivity, where

    the flow of water runs parallel to the plan of the geotextile. The transmissivity can be optimized

    using geotextiles of different thicknesses. Due to their high tensile strength and soil fabric

    friction coefficient heavy geotextiles can be used as a reinforcement solution using fill materials

    to reinforce earth structures. In the journal the author also points out geotextiles’ ability to

    protect earth embankments from erosion

    Warner, J, (2004) discusses Grouting as a method of ground improvement. In the method fluid

    materials are injected into a soil or rock formation to change its physical characteristics. Fluid

    grout is injected into the soil or rock and acts as a sealant on the material’s permeability.
    Different materials used for grouting include cement grouting, bentonite grouting and chemical

    grouting, resin grouting and bituminous grouting.

    He also talks about soil compaction as a method of ground improvement. Soil compaction is the

    removal of pore spaces within soil structures and drainage channels between structures. Soil

    compaction can be purposeful or consequential. Soil compaction produces an increase in soil

    density and a decrease in air volume. It improves shear strength, stiffness, bearing capacity and

    stability, reducing settlement and frost heave. For effective compaction to take place, there must

    be a mixture of particle sizes so that the smaller particles can fill the voids between larger spaces.

    He points out that excessive compaction can lead to soils breaking down and separating.

    Soil mixing improves soft clays, peats and other weak soils with a high moisture content. It

    involves mechanically mixing the wet soils with a dry cementitious binder to create soilcrete.

    This helps increase bearing capacity and decrease settlement. This is in relation to cement or

    lime stabilization which involves the addition of a binder product such as hydrated lime or

    quicklime to soil which reduces moisture and improves stability.

    References:

     Puppala A.J., Pedarla, A. (2017). Innovative Ground Improvement Techniques for

    Expansive Soils.

     Warner, J, (2004) Practical Handbook of Grouting, Soil, Rock and Structures.

     International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology,

    Vol. 5, Issue1, January 2016.

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