Geotechnics of Soft Soils: Focus on Ground Improvement
Download or Read eBook Geotechnics of Soft Soils: Focus on Ground Improvement PDF written by Minna Karstunen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-08-25 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Minna Karstunen |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 2008-08-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780203883334 |
ISBN-13 | : 0203883330 |
Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Geotechnics of Soft Soils: Focus on Ground Improvement by : Minna Karstunen
Book excerpt: Natural soft soils are very complex materials. As construction activities increasingly take place in poor ground conditions, ground improvement is often required. However, design practices for ground improvement were for long at best crude and conservative, and at worst unsafe. Although new construction and field observation techniques have been de