The cThe ‘Soil Improvement Treatments: Design, Implementation and Monitoring’ course offers you a unique opportunity to gain an insight into a booming sector, where the demand for qualified professionals is constantly growing. You will learn about innovative techniques such as dynamic compaction, vibroflotation and gravel columns, jet grouting, and the latest trends in new ground improvement techniques. Furthermore, you will gain a deeper understanding of the control and execution of grouting and pre-loading, skills that are essential for excelling in the field of geotechnical engineering. This online course is designed to provide you with the essential theoretical knowledge to tackle the current challenges facing the construction and ground improvement sector. Taking this course will enable you not only to expand your technical skills, but also to position yourself strategically in an increasingly competitive job market.
Site Improvement Works: Design, Construction and Monitoring
Civil Engineering and Structures
45 hours
Introduction
Objectives
- To understand the principles of dynamic compaction in order to improve ground stability.
- To analyse the effectiveness of vibroflotation and gravel columns in different types of soil.
- Design jet grouting projects to reinforce structures in various geotechnical conditions.
- To evaluate the use of preloading in the consolidation of soft and compressible soils.
- To explore new ground improvement techniques and their application in civil engineering projects.
- Identify suitable grouting methods to improve the strength of the ground.
- Develop the skills to manage and supervise the implementation of soil treatments.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. DYNAMIC COMPACTION
Summary
Definition
Types of dynamic compaction
Implementation
Design
Impact on the environment
Stages of a dynamic compaction project
Controls
Economic and environmental aspects
Summary and conclusions
Bibliography
TEACHING UNIT 2. VIBROFLOTATION AND GRAVEL COLUMNS
Definition and objective
Types of vibrocompaction
Implementation
Design
Impact on the environment
Stages of a vibroflotation project / gravel columns
Controls
Summary and conclusions
Bibliography
TEACHING UNIT 3. JET GROUTING
Definition and objective
Types of jet grouting
Implementation
Design
Stages of a jet grouting project
Controls
Summary and conclusions
Bibliography
TEACHING UNIT 4. PRELOAD
Definition and objective
Types of preload
Implementation
Design
Stages of a preload project
Controls
Summary and conclusions
Bibliography
TEACHING UNIT 5. NEW TECHNIQUES FOR SOIL IMPROVEMENT
Definition and objective
Vibro-compacted concrete columns
Bagged gravel columns
Mortar columns or controlled-modulus columns
Injections using sleeve pipes installed using directional drilling
Mass stabilisation
“Landpac” dynamic compaction”
Summary and conclusions
Bibliography
TEACHING UNIT 6. INJECTIONS
Summary
Definition
Origin of the injections
The injection process
Classifications and types of injection
Impregnation, diffusion or filling injections
Compaction, mortar or displacement grouting
Fracturing injections
Injections to counteract subsidence
Summary of the scope of application of injections
Equipment and systems for the application of injections
Monitoring of implementation and results
Prices for preliminary designs and criteria for measurement and payment
Bibliography
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