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A common method to minimize the risk of liquefaction is to stone columns in the ground. Stone columns provide a drainage path because of their high permeability. Hence, the excess pore water pressure generated in the soil deposits during an earthquake cannot reach objectionable values.

A stone column is one of the soil stabilization methods that is used to increase strength, decrease the compressibility of soft and loose fine graded soils, accelerate a consolidation effect and reduce the liquefaction potential of soils.

Stone columns mitigate liquefaction by means of two principal ways: 1. By increasing drainage which dissipates excess pore water pressure generated by earthquake loading and, 2. By increasing the SPT values which influence the Cyclic Stress Ratio.

Stone column is one of the prevailing liquefaction mitigation techniques to densify the surrounding soil, expedite the drainage and bring the possible shear reinforcement effect.

A stone columns technique is one of the soil stabilization methods that is used to increase strength, decrease the compressibility of soft and loose fine graded soils, accelerate a consolidation effect, and reduce the liquefaction potential of soils.

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.

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 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.