Ground Improvement
Instructor: Dr. Myint Win Bo
Time: 8:30am-4:30pm
Cost: Before July 21, $300 (Students $150); on/after July 21, $350 (Students $175)
When a development is placed on soil where there is a risk of failure or deformity during the design life, ground improvement is often used to modify the ground. This short course will outline methods of ground investigation, laboratory testing and soil characterization of the soils requiring improvement and will discuss:
- geotechnical investigation of weak soils
- geotechnical laboratory testing of compressible soils
- ground improvement design
- implementation of ground improvement projects
- geotechnical instrumentation & performance monitoring
- back analysis of soil parameters
The course will also provide theory and design methods for improving both granular and cohesive compressible soils. The following methods will be discussed and explained during the course:
For compressible soils - preloading
- preloading with prefabricated vertical drain
- electro-osmosis consolidation
- vibro replacement
- stone & lime column
- soil mixing
For granular soils
- dynamic compaction
- vibroflotation
- Muller resonance compaction
In geotechnical engineering, predictions often differ from actual performance. This course will discuss performance monitoring using geotechnical instrumentation and will present a method to back analyse the geotechnical characteristics of the soils and a quality control method applicable to deep compaction of soils.
Note: Textbook will be available for purchase