Stone columns (SC) have become a widely-utilized technique of enhancing the bearing capacity of soft soils. Although the SCs in single-layered soil have been studied extensively, SCs constructed in a ground consisting ...

ABSTRACT: Temperature effects on the behavior of compacted soil is essential mainly in the landfill barrier materials subjected to elevated temperatures due to bio-chemical reactions of the waste contained. Previous research ...

Nowadays, the rapid population growth and economic development have made the finding of construction lands in good conditions more and more difficult. Usually encountered soil problems are excessive settlement in soft ...