Engineering principles of ground modification /
Hausmann, Manfred R.,
Engineering principles of ground modification / Manfred R. Hausmann. - India edition. McGraw Hill Education (India) edition. - xxiii, 632 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 600-618) and index.
Introduction to engineering ground modification -- Introduction to mechanical modification -- Principles of soil densification -- Properties of compacted soil -- Compaction control tests -- Specification of compaction requirements -- Introduction to hydraulic modification -- Hydraulics of slots and wells -- Design of dewatering systems (excavations and slopes) -- Filtration, drainage, and seepage control with geosynthetics -- Preloading and the use of vertical drains -- Electrokinetic dewatering and stabilization -- Modification by admixtures -- Modification at depth by grouting -- Thermal modification -- Evolution of soil reinforcement -- Mechanical models of soil reinforcement -- Constructed strip-, bar-, mesh-, and grid-reinforced soil -- Flexible geosynthetic sheet reinforcement -- In situ ground reinforcement : ground anchorage, rock bolting, and soil nailing -- Soil confinement by formwork.
9351341879 9789351341871
Soil stabilization.
Soil mechanics.
624.15136
Engineering principles of ground modification / Manfred R. Hausmann. - India edition. McGraw Hill Education (India) edition. - xxiii, 632 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 600-618) and index.
Introduction to engineering ground modification -- Introduction to mechanical modification -- Principles of soil densification -- Properties of compacted soil -- Compaction control tests -- Specification of compaction requirements -- Introduction to hydraulic modification -- Hydraulics of slots and wells -- Design of dewatering systems (excavations and slopes) -- Filtration, drainage, and seepage control with geosynthetics -- Preloading and the use of vertical drains -- Electrokinetic dewatering and stabilization -- Modification by admixtures -- Modification at depth by grouting -- Thermal modification -- Evolution of soil reinforcement -- Mechanical models of soil reinforcement -- Constructed strip-, bar-, mesh-, and grid-reinforced soil -- Flexible geosynthetic sheet reinforcement -- In situ ground reinforcement : ground anchorage, rock bolting, and soil nailing -- Soil confinement by formwork.
9351341879 9789351341871
Soil stabilization.
Soil mechanics.
624.15136