Ground Improvement Techniques and Geosynthetics: IGC 2016 Volume 2

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The book comprises select proceedings of the 2016 annual conference of the Indian Geotechnical Society (IGC 2016), with technical papers on the theme “Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics”. The papers cover a wide range of topics, including chemical modification using admixtures, microbial-induced carbonate precipitation, geopolymers, fly ash and other industrial wastes, modification using geosynthetic materials such as natural and synthetic fibers, expanded polystyrene (EPS) geofoam, prefabricated vertical drains, geosynthetic encased-granular columns and mechanical densification through sand columns. This book is a valuable reference for researchers and practicing engineers alike. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Behaviourial Study on Geopolymer Column in Soil (M. Somu Alias Ramya, S. P. Jeyapriya)....Pages 1-9 A Study of Parameters Influencing Efficiency of Micropile Groups (Binu Sharma, Sushanta Sarkar, Zakir Hussain)....Pages 11-18 Alteration of CBR Values in Soft Soils Using Enzymatic Lime (Greeshma Nizy Eujine, S. Chandrakaran, N. Sankar)....Pages 19-26 Factors Influencing PVD Performance in Soft Clay Consolidation (R. Radhakrishnan, C. Gunasekaran)....Pages 27-34 Experimental Study of Heave Control Technique for Expansive Soil Using Micropiles and Geotextile Layers (B. M. Badaradinni, A. M. Hulagabali, C. H. Solanki, G. R. Dodagoudar)....Pages 35-43 Effect of Underground Void on the Internal Stress Distribution in Soil (J. Jayamohan, Thasneem Shajahan, Aswathy Sasikumar)....Pages 45-56 Influence of Properties of Infill Material on the Behaviour of Geocells (J. Jayamohan, S. Aparna, Aswathy Sasikumar)....Pages 57-66 Investigation of Glass Fiber Reinforcement Effect on the CBR Strength of Cohesive Soil (Suchit Kumar Patel, Baleshwar Singh)....Pages 67-75 Bearing Capacity of Strip Footing on Clay Soil Reinforced with Metal Strips and with Anchors (P. V. S. N. Pavan Kumar)....Pages 77-84 Application of Microbial-Induced Carbonate Precipitation for Soil Improvement via Ureolysis (Siddhartha Mukherjee, R. B. Sahu, Joydeep Mukherjee, Suchandra Sadhu)....Pages 85-94 Influence of Organic Content on Fly Ash Stabilization of Clay (T. V. Sanu Vasudevan, V. Jaya)....Pages 95-103 Strength Behaviours of the Clayey-Silt Soil Mixed with Fly Ash and Sand (RaiBahadur Reang, Sujit Kumar Pal)....Pages 105-113 Strength Behaviour of Expansive Soil Treated with Quarry Dust and Ferric Chloride (H. Venkateswarlu, D. S. V. Prasad, G. V. R. Prasada Raju)....Pages 115-123 Lime Stabilization of Subgrade with Waste Sand as Partial Soil Replacement (Laya N. Nair, U. Salini)....Pages 125-133 Assessment of Vetiver Grass Root Reinforcement in Strengthening the Soil (Donal Nixon D’Souza, A. K. Choudhary, P. Basak, S. K. Shukla)....Pages 135-142 Geotechnical Aspects of Various Constructions along the Canal Embankment using Rice Husk Ash as Stabilizer (T. Vamsi Nagaraju, P. V. V. Satyanarayana)....Pages 143-150 Use of Jhama Columns as Replacement of Stone Columns (Siddhartha Kr. Karmakar, Parbin Sultana, Ashim Kanti Dey)....Pages 151-159 Laboratory Study on the Performance of Geosynthetic Reinforced Sand Bed (B. Ram Priya, M. Muttharam)....Pages 161-168 Repeated Load Response of Encapsulated Granular Trench Supported Footings on Embankments (Sony Sanjeev, N. Unnikrishnan)....Pages 169-176 Re-Appraisal of the Physico-Mechanical Stability of Lime Treated Soils (C. Cherian, D. N. Arnepalli)....Pages 177-184 Back Analyses of PVD Performance in Mumbai Port (M. Ashok Kumar, N. Kumar Pitchumani, Aminul Islam)....Pages 185-193 Discharge and Absorption Capacity Tests on Composite Prefabricated Vertical Drains (P. Sishma, P. K. Jayasree, K. Balan)....Pages 195-202 Stabilization of Clay at Sunnam Cheruvu Area in Nadergul, Hyderabad Using Organic Waste (R. Sandhya Rani, P. Pradeep Kumar, K. V. Krishna Reddy, S. Praveen)....Pages 203-209 The Tensile Strength Behavior of Lime-Stabilized Soft Soil with Inclusion of Plastic Fiber (Dhar Subhradeep, Hussain Monowar)....Pages 211-218 Pullout Behaviour of Geosynthetics—A Review of Laboratory Testing Techniques (Riya Bhowmik, Manoj Datta, J. T. Shahu)....Pages 219-227 Model Study on Cyclic Loading Responses of Flexible Pavement System Laid on Expansive Subgrade (G. Radhakrishnan, M. Anjan Kumar, G. V. R. Prasada Raju)....Pages 229-237 Evaluating the Strength Characteristics of Lime and Metakaolin Stabilized Expansive Soil (Venkateswarlu Dumpa, Rajesh Vipparty, Anjan Kumar Mantripragada, G. V. R. Prasada Raju)....Pages 239-248 Ground Improvement Using Sand Columns to Mitigate Liquefaction—A Case Study (Minu Ann George, J. Jasmine Nisha, Ghan Sandeep Mangal)....Pages 249-258 Stabilization of Expansive Soil with Red Mud and Lime (G. Sridevi, Sanjeet Sahoo, Subhrajeet Sen)....Pages 259-268 California Bearing Ratio and Permeability Behaviour of Fly Ash Reinforced with Geotextiles (Binata Debbarma, Sujit Kumar Pal)....Pages 269-276 Influence of Granulated Blast Furnace Slag Contents on California Bearing Ratio Value of Clay GBFS Mixture (Ashis Kumar Bera, Ashoke Das, Souvik Patra)....Pages 277-284 Geocell Reinforced Dense Sand Bases Overlying Weak Sand Sub-grades Under Repeated Loading (Vijay Kumar Rayabharapu, Sireesh Saride)....Pages 285-294 Load–Settlement Behavior of Granular Pile on Cochin Marine Clay Using Recycled Aggregate (T. G. Shilpa, T. G. Santhoshkumar)....Pages 295-302 Transmissivity of Coir Latex Composite (C. G. Anand, P. K. Jayasree, K. Balan)....Pages 303-310 Influence of Combined Vertical and Horizontal Reinforcement on Granular Piles in Soft Clays (M. Hasan, N. K. Samadhiya)....Pages 311-318 Effect of GGBS and Lime on the Strength Characteristics of Black Cotton Soil (Rahul R. Pai, Satyajit Patel)....Pages 319-328 Soil Improvement Using Microbial: A Review (R. B. Wath, S. S. Pusadkar)....Pages 329-335 Long-Term Strength Studies on Natural Fibre Composite (N-F-C) Sheets for Use as Separator in Flexible Pavements in Terms of CBR Values (Aathira Vijayan, Leema Peter, P. K. Jayasree, K. Balan)....Pages 337-346 Coefficient of Consolidation for Vertical and Radial Drainage (Aparna R. Pillai, S. R. Gandhi)....Pages 347-353 Comparative Analysis of Strength Characteristics of Soil Reinforced with Coir and Polypropylene Fibers (Sajal Pachauri, M. Indu Priya, Ankit Garg)....Pages 355-361 Geo-engineering Properties of Sedimented Flyash Bed Stabilized by Chemical Columns (Aparupa Pani, Suresh Prasad Singh)....Pages 363-371 A Short Review of Geosynthetic Granular Column Treatment of Soft Clay Soils (J. Jayapal, K. Rajagopal)....Pages 373-380 Engineered Anti-erosion Works Along the Right Bank of Jiabharali River in Assam (Suresh Maurya, Manish Gupta, R. Chitra)....Pages 381-389 Static and Cyclic Properties of EPS Geofoam (Vinil Kumar Gade, Satyanarayana Murty Dasaka)....Pages 391-398 Swell Behavior of Expansive Soils with Stabilized Fly Ash Columns (F. Darikandeh, B. V. S. Viswanadham)....Pages 399-406