Bearing capacity of floating geosynthetic encased columns (GEC) determined on the basis of CPTU penetration tests

Floating geosynthetic encased columns (GEC) are an increasingly popular method of strengthening weak subsoil. Design of floating columns is a difficult and not fully recognized issue. This paper treats the floating GEC column as a special kind of “pile” and its bearing capacity is calculated using f...

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Main Author: Chmielewska Iwona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020-07-01
Series:Open Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/eng-2020-0078