Introduction

Abstract

The book begins with a chapter describing some of the various ground improvement technologies that are in current use in soft ground engineering. Not only does it provide brief descriptions of these technologies, but it also makes the argument that predicting the effects on subsequent ground performance of implementing these technologies is important in engineering practice. Clearly, one important effect concerns the ground deformations resulting from their use. This particular issue is examined in detail in the subsequent chapters of this book. The obligation to validate and calibrate the various analytical and numerical solutions presented in this book by comparing their predictions with experimental data is acknowledged. Indeed, the book includes a large number of case studies and field trials used for this very purpose.