Engineering principles of ground modification / Manfred R. Hausmann.

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.