Abstract
The improvement of soft clay deposits using stone columns is a well-established ground improvement technique in the western world. This technique has been well documented and has proper design codes for precise execution in the field. The sand compaction pile (SCP) method is a contemporary technique for stone columns and has limited literature related to the strength characteristics of the loose to medium dense sand deposits treated with SCP. The available studies on the SCPs installed in cohesionless deposits focused on the improvement by indirectly assessing the SPT-N values pre- and post-installation of the SCPs. The widespread implementation of the SCP technique in recent years has increased the need for a more direct evaluation of the improvement. Earlier studies in this regard have revealed that the available design solutions are based on the type of installation equipment, their working efficiency, and accumulated field data. However, it is found that there are no generic design codes for the direct estimation of the ultimate bearing capacity of the SCP improved cohesionless deposits. To meet the design requirement for the SCP treated ground, a series of experimental and numerical investigations are performed in the present study to arrive at a direct framework in the form of design charts based on the pressure-settlement response of the treated ground. The developed design charts give the ultimate bearing capacity (UBC) of the treated sand deposit for the known initial relative density (RD) of the deposit, spacing and diameter of the SCPs, size of the footing, and for the specified target unit weight required for the intended application. It is concluded that the design charts will be of preliminary use to the design engineers to directly evaluate the UBC of the SCP improved loose to medium dense cohesionless deposits as part of the SCP method of ground improvement. It is expected to have more field-scale experiments and in-depth analysis before implementing these charts for actual field execution.
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Abbreviations
- ARR:
-
Area replacement ratio
- D:
-
Diameter of the SCPs
- EXP:
-
Experiment
- FEA:
-
Finite Element Analysis
- ICCF:
-
Individual Column Composite Foundation
- MCCF:
-
Multiple Column Composite Foundation
- S:
-
Spacing between the SCPs
- SCP:
-
Sand Compaction Pile
- UBC:
-
Ultimate Bearing Capacity
- d:
-
Width/diameter of the foundation
- γ:
-
Insitu density of the soil-pre and post improvement
- Ï•:
-
Internal angle of friction of the pile material
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Aarthi, N., Dodagoudar, G.R. (2023). Development of Design Charts for Sand Compaction Pile Method of Improvement for Loose to Medium Dense Sands. In: Adimoolam, B., I. V., A., Basarkar, S.S., Prashant, A. (eds) Deep Foundations for Infrastructure Development in India. DFIIndia 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 315. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8598-0_5
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