Hayward Baker’s experience providing optimal ground improvement solutions spans four decades and thousands of projects.
Ground improvement involves the modification of soil properties or constructing inclusions within the soil to achieve a required performance.
The mechanism of achieving ground improvement varies by technique and soil conditions. Densification by means of vibration or displacement is an effective means of improving granular soils. Reinforcement involves constructing or inserting stiff elements within a soil mass to create an improved composite material. Soil can be improved by adding cementitious materials by either permeation in granular soils or mixing in all soil types. The insertion of vertical drains decreases the amount of time it takes soils to settle and strengthen when subjected to a surcharge load.
Voids can cause overlying structures to settle. Compaction grouting, cement grouting, polyurethane grouting, and other specialized grouting techniques permanently fill voids. Hayward Baker has experience with the full range of void filling techniques to stop mine subsidence and stabilize sinkholes.
Heave due to expansive clay soils is a common problem in some areas of the US. Injection systems treat expansive clays beneath buildings and landfills with the pressure injection of an aqueous solution of water, lime or lime/flyash slurry, or potassium chloride. Water injection pre-swells expansive clays prior to construction. Lime injection fills the desiccation pattern of expansive clay with slurry and stabilizes the surface of the pad for workability, for building pads, streets, parking lots, and runways. Lime/flyash injection improves low-strength soils to improve bearing capacity and/or trafficability of runways, landfills, and bridge approaches. Potassium chloride injection arrests heave occurring beneath existing structures by limiting the amount of water underlying clays can absorb. Hayward Baker has experience with the full range of heave control techniques to provide effective heave control for most projects.
Read the whole article about ground improvement methods here.
Source: Hayward Baker
Soil structures refer to constructions that involve the use of soil as a fundamental building mate...
Hayward Baker, Inc., a Keller Company, helps owners and developers overcome challenging foundation...
Keller’s committed to reducing its impact on the environment by offering clients more sustainable s...
James D. Hussin, P.E., M.ASCE is the recipient of the Wallace Hayward Baker Award from the American...
Keller provided a ground improvement solution to mitigate lateral spreading and foundation support...
In a location where soil instability could have resulted in ash flowing into a nearby river, Hayward...
Hayward Baker, North America's leader in geotechnical construction, announces the opening of a new o...
Keller is leading the way for ground-improvement works on the largest infrastructure project in the...
Keller team is working on the iconic Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, using jet grouting to rehabi...
Looking for more information? Fill in the form and we will contact Keller for you.