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08.26.2014 | Principles of Ground Improvement Design

Ground improvement is frequently employed to facilitate shallow foundation design on sites underlain by weak and compressible soils. The improvement can be accomplished by densification of granular soils and reinforcement or pre-compression of fine grained soils (silts & clays). This webinar takes the mystery out of deciding when these processes should be considered and if a proposed design is reasonable.