Ground improvement utilizing vibro-concrete columns

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 124, 2004, Pages 473-484

  Mankbadi, Raymond ^a,b   Mansfield, Jack ^a,c   Wilson Fahmy, Ragui ^a,b   Hanna, Sherif ^b   Krstic, Vedrana ^b  

^a Geo Institute   (United States)

^b PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF   (United States)

^c New Jersey Department of Transportation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); LOAD TESTING; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RETAINING WALLS; SAND; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL LOADS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

GROUND MOVEMENTS; VIBRO CONCRETE COLUMNS (VCC);

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 1642347764     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40713(2004)55     Document Type: Conference Paper

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