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dc.contributor.authorHamidi, Babak
dc.contributor.authorVaraksin, Serge
dc.contributor.authorNikraz, Hamid
dc.contributor.editorBuddhima Indraratna
dc.contributor.editorCholachat Rujikiatkamjorn
dc.contributor.editorJayan Vinod
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:23:01Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:23:01Z
dc.date.created2013-02-05T20:00:29Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationHamidi, Babak and Varaksin, Serge and Nikraz, Hamid. 2012. Construction of Raw Sugar Silos Using Dynamic Replacement, in Indraratna, B. and Rujikiatkamjorn, C. and Vinod, J. (ed), International Conference on Ground Improvement and Ground Control, Oct 30-Nov 2 2012, pp. 1337-1344. Wollongong, Australia: Research Publishing.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11139
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Two raw sugar silos, each 55 m high, have been constructed on improved ground in Al Khaleej Sugar Factory located in Dubai’s Jebel Ali area. The preliminary geotechnical investigation indicated that the upper 6 m of soil was composed of loose to dense silty sand followed by weak bedrock, and that it was not possible to construct the silos without implementation of special foundation measures. Ground improvement by dynamic replacement was chosen as the most affordable technical solution. Treatment was carried out by initially excavating the ground to the working platform level. For each silo, the impact points were individually excavated and backfilled with crushed rock. A rock filled shear ring trench was also realized at the periphery by excavating the silty sand to the depth of 2 m. The project faced special challenges due to the vicinity of an existing sugar silo at a minimum distance of 10 m from the works, the presence of a highly cemented and previously unidentified sand layer in parts of one of the silos, and a high groundwater table. A total of 29 Menard Pressuremter Tests (PMT) were carried out after soil improvement to verify that acceptance criteria had been satisfied.

dc.publisherResearch Publishing
dc.subjectDynamic replacement
dc.subjectPressuremeter
dc.subjectSoil improvement
dc.subjectGround improvement
dc.titleConstruction of Raw Sugar Silos Using Dynamic Replacement
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.startPage1069
dcterms.source.endPage1074
dcterms.source.titleProceedings of the International Conference on Ground Improvement & Ground Control
dcterms.source.seriesProceedings of the International Conference on Ground Improvement & Ground Control
dcterms.source.isbn978-981-07-3577-7
dcterms.source.conferenceThe International Conference on Ground Improvement & Ground Control
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateOct 30 2012
dcterms.source.conferencelocationWollongong, Australia
dcterms.source.placeSingapore
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