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Efficiency of Improvement Techniques for Moderate Thickness Weak Soil Layers in Port Said

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Civil Engineering

Abstract

Engineers may replace weak soil that extends to a relatively large thickness or use a deep foundations solution. These solutions may be expensive and sometimes have difficulties in implementation on-site. The other alternative solution is to improve the soil properties. In this paper, several methods for soil improvement were experimentally studied. Partial soil replacement of weak soil by replacing 10% to 30% of its thickness, dynamic compaction using different impact energies, and dynamic replacement with different dynamic replacement depths were studied. Comprehensive laboratory tests were performed on a soil profile model constructed in a square wooden box of 1.60 x 1.60 m and a depth of 1.20m. The tested soil profile consisted of 60 cm sand and the top layer of 40 cm weak soil imported from a construction site in Port Said city. Kinetic compaction energy was calculated for both laboratory and in-situ conditions. The effectiveness of each improvement method was demonstrated and discussed. Finally, recommendations to guide geotechnical engineers in selecting a suitable method for improving such soil types were concluded.

DOI

10.21608/pserj.2024.301428.1349

Keywords

Soil improvement, Dynamic compaction, Dynamic replacement, Soil replacement, Improvement guidelines

Authors

First Name

Haidy

Last Name

Sharabas

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Lab Engineer- Faculty of Engineering - Port Said University

Email

haidy.sherbas@eng.psu.edu.eg

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First Name

Hassan

Last Name

Ibrahim

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Professor of Concrete Structures, Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt

Email

hi_hgh@yahoo.com

City

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Orcid

0000-0003-1653-5176

First Name

Mahmoud

Last Name

El-Gendy

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Port Said University

Email

mahmoud.mohamed@eng.psu.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

0000-0003-2696-7917

Volume

28

Article Issue

4

Related Issue

51962

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2024-07-03

Publish Date

2024-12-01

Page Start

25

Page End

36

Print ISSN

1110-6603

Online ISSN

2536-9377

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371,148

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Original Article

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813

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Publication Title

Port-Said Engineering Research Journal

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https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Efficiency of Improvement Techniques for Moderate Thickness Weak Soil Layers in Port Said

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24 Dec 2024