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1. Ground Improvement, Third Edition

   Edited by Klaus Kirsch, Alan Bell

   When finding another location, redesigning a structure, or removing troublesome ground at a project site are not practical options, prevailing ground conditions must be addressed. Improving the ground—modifying its existing physical properties to enable effective, economic, and safe construction—to...

   Published November 25th 2012 by CRC Press
2. Ground Improvement By Deep Vibratory Methods

   By Klaus Kirsch, Fabian Kirsch

   Vibro-compaction and vibro-stone columns are the two dynamic methods of soil improvement most commonly used worldwide. These methods have been developed over seventy years and are now in a position of unrivalled importance amongst modern foundation measures. The first works on granular soil by...

   Published June 6th 2010 by CRC Press
3. Ground Improvement, Second Edition

   Edited by Michael P. Moseley, Klaus Kirsch

   The increasing need to redevelop land in urban areas has led to major development in the field of ground improvement, a process that is continuing and expanding. Vibratory deep compaction and grouting techniques have also been increasingly applied to solving the problems of urban development,...

   Published February 2nd 2004 by CRC Press