Construction of structures on weak soft soils is always a great challenge to geotechnical
engineers. Among various ground improvement techniques, stone columns are widely used …

Granular column is an attractive mitigation method which is widely used in geotechnical
engineering to enhance the bearing capacity, reduce settlement and accelerate …

The investigation of cyclic shear interaction at the geosynthetic–soil interface is of great
importance because it is ubiquitous in reinforced soil structures under seismic loading …

This study highlights a novel approach to solving two severe challenges in geotechnical
engineering and environmental sustainability. Soft soils, characterized by low shear …

The “method of overlap” replaces traditional welding to solve the problem of how the
geosynthetic-encased stone column is limited by the welding frame during site construction …

Since the initial conception of geosynthetic encased columns (GECs), exhaustion of column
capacity due to vertical loads in bulging and punching failure modes were readily …

Soil arching effect results from the non-uniform stiffness in a geosynthetic-reinforced and
column-supported embankment system. However, most theoretical models ignore the …

Soft clay soils are in many coastal areas, these soils generally have high compressibility and
don't provide required bearing capacity. Various techniques are used to improve these soils …

This paper presents the results of an experimental research on the behavior of geosynthetic
encased stone columns and ordinary stone columns embedded in soft clay under dynamic …

Granular columns are widely used to enhance the bearing capacity of weak soil. The filling
material of columns is generally stone, gravel or sand. The use of industrial wastes such as …