Expansive clay soil causes serious problems to many structures due to its swelling and
shrinkage during wet and dry seasons. With the existence of expansive soil in Ahkmim new …

This paper presents the result of an experimental study conducted for evaluating the effect of
size of the sand column on swelling of expansive soil. The sand columns of diameters25mm …

The paper discusses the results of study conducted on floating granular piles constructed in
soft black cotton soil. The soil beds were prepared in a model tank of diameter173 mm and …

Recently increasing infrastructure growth in urban and metropolitan areas has resulted in a
dramatic rise in land price and lack of suitable sites for development. These factors forced …

This paper discusses the results of study conducted on sand column constructed in soft
expansive clay. The length to diameter ratio (L/d ratio) of the sand column was varied, from 2 …

Granular Pile is one of the innovative technique, which is increase the load carrying capacity
and decrease the swellshrinkage properties of expansive soils. The installation of granular …

The vertical loads on the soil reinforced with Granular Pile results in axial compression of
both the soil and the Granular Pile material. The imposed stresses result in radial bulge of …

Ground improvement, is the modification of existing site foundation soils to provide better
performance under design and/or operational loading conditions. Ground improvement …