Ground Improvement by Deep Vibratory Methods

Klaus Kirsch; Fabian Kirsch

ISBN 10: 1482257564 / ISBN 13: 9781482257564

Published by CRC Press, 2017

About this Item

Hardcover, second edition, xviii + 234 pages, NOT ex-library. Printed in the USA. Interior is clean and bright throughout with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Boards show regular shelfwear. Issued without a dust jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ground Improvement by Deep Vibratory Methods
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1482257564
• ISBN 13: 9781482257564
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Vibro compaction and vibro stone columns are the two dynamic methods of soil improvement most commonly used worldwide. These methods have been developed over almost eighty years and are now of unrivalled importance as modern foundation measures. Vibro compaction works on granular soils by densification, and vibro stone columns are used to displace and reinforce fine-grained and cohesive soils by introducing inert material.

This second edition includes also a chapter on vibro concrete columns constructed with almost identical depth vibrators. These small diameter concrete piles are increasingly used as ground improvement methods for moderately loaded large spread foundations, although the original soil characteristics are only marginally improved.

This practical guide for professional geotechnical engineers and graduate students systematically covers the theoretical basis and design principles behind the methods, the equipment used during their execution, and state of the art procedures for quality assurance and data acquisition.

All the chapters are updated in line with recent developments and improvements in the methods and equipment. Fresh case studies from around the world illustrate the wide range of possible applications. The book concludes with variations to methods, evaluates the economic and environmental benefits of the methods, and gives contractual guidance.

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license

About the Author

Klaus Kirsch is a consulting engineer and was a Director of Keller Group plc until his retirement 2001, then Consultant to the Board and Chairman of the Group Technological Committee and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Keller Grundbau, Germany.

Fabian Kirsch is managing partner of GuD Consult GmbH, a leading geotechnical consultancy in Germany.