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Basic principle of stone columns rigid inclusions Stone columns also known as aggregate piers are well suited for the improvement of soft or loose soils as they create vertical inclusions with high stiffness, shear strength and draining characteristics.

The effectiveness and performance of the stone column technique is influenced by several factors, including the column length to diameter ratio (L/d), the area replacement ratio (As), the column spacing (s), the stiffness of the column (Ec) and of the surrounding soil (Es), the stress ratio of the column and soil (?vc/ ...

Stone columns act mainly as inclusions with a higher stiffness, shear strength and permeability than the natural soil. Consequently, they improve the following aspects: The bearing capacity. The stability of embankments and natural slopes.

Stone columns can be used to accelerate the consolidation of soft clay deposits through two mechanisms. First, the stone columns act as vertical drains that provide additional drainage path for excess pore water pressure to dissipate.

To determine the settlement under a footing of given size loaded to the load per sq. ft. for which the curve is prepared, determine from the curve the settlement per unit of column load on the footing of the size required under the column load, and multiply by the total column load carried by the footing.

Once the soil is normally consolidated, the settlement reduction factor increases with the load level because of the column yielding. In general, MCC predicts the best improvement because it overpredicts horizontal stresses and then, the column is better confined.

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.