Curtin University Homepage
  • Library
  • Help
    • Admin

    espace - Curtin’s institutional repository

    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.
    View Item 
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item

    Dynamic Compaction for Treating Millions of Square Meters of Sand

    168859_42270_63705.pdf (402.5Kb)
    Access Status
    Open access
    Authors
    Hamidi, Babak
    Varaksin, S.
    Nikraz, Hamid
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Citation
    Hamidi, Babak and Varaksin, Serge and Nikraz, Hamid. 2011. Dynamic Compaction for Treating Millions of Square Meters of Sand, in Shahin, M. and Nikraz, H. (ed), International Conference on Advances in Geotechnical Engineering (ICAGE 2011), Nov 7-9 2011, pp. 475-480. Perth, W.A: Curtin University, Department of Civil Engineering.
    Source Title
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Geotechnical Engineering
    Source Conference
    International Conference on Advances in Geotechnical Engineering (ICAGE 2011)
    ISBN
    978-0-646-55142-5
    School
    Department of Civil Engineering
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8479
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    To the knowledge of the authors, the 4.84 million square meter ground improvement project of Al Falah Community Development in Abu Dhabi is the physically largest single contract that has ever been undertaken by a specialist ground improvement contractor. The peak ground improvement production rate of 966,000 m2 per month also appears to be a new world record. This paper will describe the initial ground conditions of the project, the development of a foundation solution based on the utilization of ground improvement technology and the account of how mobilization, execution of Dynamic Compaction for the treatment of loose desert sands and verification testing by the Menard Pressuremeter Test were all realized within a mere period of 7 months.

    Related items

    Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

    • Offshore ground improvement records
      Hamidi, Babak; Debats, J.; Nikraz, Hamid; Varaksin, S. (2013)
      Numerous ground improvement technologies have been in use for many years on land based projects with various applications. These techniques have provided alternatives that are frequently more affordable and require shorter ...
    • Predicting Soil Parameters by Modelling Dynamic Compaction Induced Subsidence
      Hamidi, Babak; Varaksin, S.; Nikraz, Hamid (2010)
      It is common practice in Dynamic Compaction to carry out a calibration programme before production and execution of actual ground improvement works to optimize the design parameters. In the calibration the ground is ...
    • Implementation of Optimized Soil Improvement Techniques for a Giga Project
      Hamidi, Babak; Varaksin, S.; Nikraz, Hamid (2010)
      One of the world's largest ground improvement projects that has ever been carried out in one phase by a single specialist ground improvement contractor is the 2,600,000 m2 King Abdulla University of Science and Technology ...
    Advanced search

    Browse

    Communities & CollectionsIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument TypeThis CollectionIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument Type

    My Account

    Admin

    Statistics

    Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

    Follow Curtin

    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 

    CRICOS Provider Code: 00301JABN: 99 143 842 569TEQSA: PRV12158

    Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy statement | Accessibility

    Curtin would like to pay respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of our community by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which the Perth campus is located, the Whadjuk people of the Nyungar Nation; and on our Kalgoorlie campus, the Wongutha people of the North-Eastern Goldfields.