Practical aspects of the design of deep geotextile coated sand columns for the foundation of a dike on very soft soils

摘要

This paper presents an investigation of a fundamental suitability of a new foundation system "geotextile coated sand columns" (GCC/GSM) to the foundation of a dike on very soft soils (sludge). This bearing system is a further development of the already known column foundations such as vibro displacement piles and granular piles. In the future, the foundation system GCC/GSM is intended to be used for water engineering projects in very soft soils.