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Civil & Environmental Engineering, Concordia University
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Building, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Concordia University
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Civil Engineering, University of Sains Malaysia
Abstract
Many countries in the word have loose and unstable soils encompassing a wide range ofgeological materials, which when inundated, may collapse and cause very significant distress to the structure. Stone columns have been used to strengthen such soils; even so, there are still cases where failure has occurred. In this technical note, the process and causes of stone column failure in reinforcing collapsible soils is examined. A behavior analysis of a typical element of soil in the vicinity of column during inundation was studied. The difference between the behavior of a stone column in a collapsible fill and a column in a non-collapsible fill is reported in this paper. Also asolution for the problem of stone column failure is suggested.
Etezad, M., Hanna, A., & Ayadat, T. (2008). Failure Process of Stone Columns in Collapsible Soils. International Journal of Engineering, 21(2), 135-142.
MLA
M. Etezad; A. Hanna; T. Ayadat. "Failure Process of Stone Columns in Collapsible Soils". International Journal of Engineering, 21, 2, 2008, 135-142.
HARVARD
Etezad, M., Hanna, A., Ayadat, T. (2008). 'Failure Process of Stone Columns in Collapsible Soils', International Journal of Engineering, 21(2), pp. 135-142.
VANCOUVER
Etezad, M., Hanna, A., Ayadat, T. Failure Process of Stone Columns in Collapsible Soils. International Journal of Engineering, 2008; 21(2): 135-142.
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