Hallandsås Project, carried out by Skanska-Vinci, concerns the construction of two 8.7 km long railway tunnels in Southern Sweden. These tunnels have been excavated with the use of Tunnel Borring Machine(TBM). The excavation of the Continue reading
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Tag: Soil
Indigenous Materials in Modern Buildings: for Low Energy Houses in West Africa
Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. This landlocked country in the west has an extremely warm climate. Temperatures over 45°C are not uncommon and there is an almost constant need to Continue reading
Development of a Database for Drilled Shaft Foundation Testing (DSHAFT)
Drilled shafts have been used in the US for more than 100 years in bridges and buildings as a deep foundation alternative. For many of these applications, the drilled shafts were designed using the Continue reading
Ground Improvement Techniques
Ground Improvement techniques are often used to improve sub soil properties in terms of their bearing capacity, shear strength, settlement characteristics, drainage, etc. These Continue reading
Advances in Geosynthetics Materials and Applications for Soil Reinforcement and Environmental Protection Works
Geosynthetics have become well established construction materials for geotechnical and environmental applications in most parts of the world. Because they constitute manufactured materials, new products and Continue reading
Evaluation of the Efficiency of Different Ground Improvement Techniques
There are two primary reasons why developments continue in areas with poor subgrade soil conditions. The first is the lack of space and increased pressure to develop within a Continue reading