Efficiency of Improvement Techniques for Moderate Thickness Weak Soil Layers in Port Said | ||||
| Port-Said Engineering Research Journal | ||||
| Volume 28, Issue 4, December 2024, Page 25-36 PDF (903.65 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/pserj.2024.301428.1349 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Haidy M. Sharabas  1; Hassan M. Ibrahim 2; Mahmoud El-Gendy 3
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| 1Lab Engineer- Faculty of Engineering - Port Said University | ||||
| 2Professor of Concrete Structures, Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt | ||||
| 3Port Said University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Engineers may replace weak soil that extends to a relatively large thickness or use a deep foundations solution. These solutions may be expensive and sometimes have difficulties in implementation on-site. The other alternative solution is to improve the soil properties. In this paper, several methods for soil improvement were experimentally studied. Partial soil replacement of weak soil by replacing 10% to 30% of its thickness, dynamic compaction using different impact energies, and dynamic replacement with different dynamic replacement depths were studied. Comprehensive laboratory tests were performed on a soil profile model constructed in a square wooden box of 1.60 x 1.60 m and a depth of 1.20m. The tested soil profile consisted of 60 cm sand and the top layer of 40 cm weak soil imported from a construction site in Port Said city. Kinetic compaction energy was calculated for both laboratory and in-situ conditions. The effectiveness of each improvement method was demonstrated and discussed. Finally, recommendations to guide geotechnical engineers in selecting a suitable method for improving such soil types were concluded. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Soil improvement; Dynamic compaction; Dynamic replacement; Soil replacement; Improvement guidelines | ||||
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