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Course description

Ground improvement is the modification of the existing physical and chemical properties of the ground beneath a site to enable economic and safe construction. These modifications are required because some construction sites (e.g. soft soils) are unable to sustain the loading of buildings or to allow the construction of excavations such as shafts or tunnels. This course offers the theoretical and practical aspects behind the most common improvement solutions such as dynamic compaction, vibration techniques, prefabricated vertical drains, jet grouting, micropiles, stone columns, soil-cement columns, and soil mixing. This course also presents a brief review of porous media mechanics and the use of geotextiles, geogrids, and geofoams for building retaining walls or stabilising embankments.

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