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Stone column ground improvement involves adding vertical columns of stone into the ground to a depth of at least 4m below the ground surface. A layer of compacted gravel can then be put over the top of the columns, ready for the construction of new house foundations.

Controlled Modulus Columns (CMC)® are grouted columns formed using specially-designed tooling that displaces soil laterally, producing very little spoil. As the auger is extracted, a column of cement-based grout is formed. Advantages of CMCs Include: Effective in very soft soils.

Stone columns typically range in diameter between 18 and 42 inches. When a vibratory probe is used to form the hole in which the stone column is constructed, the elements are referred to as vibro stone columns or vibratory stone columns.

An optimum area replacement ratio of 30?40% exists for the control of settlement. The settlement performance of a small column group is highly influenced by inter-column and footing interaction effects.

A) Area Replacement Ratio. When the columns are installed, the area replacement ratio is defined as the ratio of the cross-sectional area of a column to the tributary area of the column, as shown in Figure 1.

Stone column ground improvement involves adding vertical columns of stone into the ground to a depth of at least 4m below the ground surface. A layer of compacted gravel can then be put over the top of the columns, ready for the construction of new house foundations.

Stone columns are probably the most "natural" ground treatment method or foundation system in existence to date. The benefit of stone columns is owing to the partial replacement of compressible soil by more competent materials such as stone aggregate, sand and other granular materials.

The preferred effective spacing between stone columns should be between 2 to 3 times the diameter of stone columns as too close a spacing i.e. less than 2 times the diameter is not feasible from construction point of view.