Contents:
Part-I:
Introduction, 1. Introduction to Engineering Ground
Modification, Part -II: Mechanical Modification, 2. Introduction to mechanical modification, 3. Principles of soil Densification, 4. Properties of compacted
soil, 5. Compaction Control tests, 6. Specification of compaction
requirements, Part –III: Hydraulic
Modification, 7. Introduction to
Hydraulic Modification, 8. Hydraulics
of slots and wells, 9. Designing of
Dewatering systems (Excavations and slopes), 10. Filtration, Drainage, and seepage control with Geosynthetics, 11. Preloading and the use of Vertical
Drains, 12. Electrokinetic
Dewatering and stabilization, Part –IV: Physical
and Chemical Modification, 13.
Modification by admixtures, 14.
Modification at Depth by Grouting, 15.
Thermal Modification, Part –V: Modification
by Inclusions and Confinement, 16.
Evolution of soil Reinforcement, 17.
Mechanical Models of soil Reinforcement, 18.
Constructed Strip-, Bar-, Mesh-, and Grid- Reinforced soil, 19. Flexible Geosynthetic sheet Reinforcement, 20. In Situ Ground Reinforcement: Ground Anchorage, Rock Bolting,
and soil nailing, 21. Soil
Confinement by Formwork |