Abstract: Recent investigations have opened the prospect of using stone columns in collapsible soils through the use of geofabric encapsulation. However, the effectiveness of this type of ground improvement in such soils is still ...

Abstract: The design of stone columns is currently based on theories developed for a single column, ignoring the group interaction and therefore the group efficiency. Whereas single stone columns mainly fail by bulging, a group of ...

Abstract: Installation of stone column is a viable, cost effective, and environmentally friendly ground-improvement technique. Columns are made of compacted aggregate and are installed in weak soil as reinforcements to increase the ...