Improving the bearing capacity of footing on soft clay with sand pile with/without skirts

This paper presents the results of laboratory model tests for studying the improvement of soft clay layer by using both partially replaced sand piles with/without confinement. This research is performed to study the effect of sand pile to improve the bearing capacity and to control the settlement. A...

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Main Authors: Ashraf Kamal Nazir, Wasim R. Azzam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-12-01
Series:Alexandria Engineering Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016810000050