Consolidation behavior of soil-cement column improved ground

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 37-50

  Horpibulsuk, Suksun ^a   Chinkulkijniwat, Avirut ^a   Cholphatsorn, Arnon ^a   Suebsuk, Jirayut ^b   Liu, Martin D ^c  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b RAJAMANGALA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY ISAN   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Composite ground; Consolidation; Deep mixing; Finite element analysis; Physical model

Indexed keywords

APPLIED STRESS; AREA RATIOS; COEFFICIENT OF CONSOLIDATION; COLUMNAR INCLUSIONS; COMPOSITE GROUND; CONSOLIDATION TIME; DEEP MIXING; ENGINEERING PROPERTIES; EXCESS PORE PRESSURE; FAILURE STRESS; FINAL SETTLEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; FORCE EQUILIBRIUM; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS; IMPROVED GROUND; PHYSICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL MODEL TEST; SOFT CLAYS; SOIL-CEMENT COLUMN; STRAIN SOFTENING; STRESS STATE; VERTICAL DIRECTION;

CONSOLIDATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SOFTWARE TESTING; THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS;

SOIL TESTING;

CEMENT; COMPOSITE; CONSOLIDATION; DEEP MIXING METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; MODEL TEST; PORE PRESSURE; SOFT CLAY; SOIL IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84857670800     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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