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Geomechanics and Engineering
  Volume 10, Number 1, January 2016 , pages 95-107
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2016.10.1.095
 


Behavior of polymer columns in soft clayey soil: A preliminary study
Seracettin Arasan, Rahim Kagan Akbulut, Fatih Isik, Majid Bagherinia and Ahmet Sahin Zaimoglu

 
Abstract
    Deep soil mixing with cement and cement-lime mixtures has been widely used for decades to improve the strength of soils. In this study, small-scale laboratory model tests of polymer columns in soft clayey soil were conducted to evaluate the feasibility of using various polymeric compounds as binders in deep soil mixing. Floating and end bearing polymer columns were used to examine the load-settlement relationship of improved soft clayey soils for various area replacement ratios. The results indicate that polymer columns show good promise for use in deep mixing applications.
 
Key Words
    clayey soil; deep soil mixing; polyester; polymer column; floating column; end bearing column
 
Address
(1) Seracettin Arasan, Majid Bagherinia, Ahmet Sahin Zaimoglu:
Ataturk University, Department of Civil Engineering, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey;
(2) Rahim Kagan Akbulut, Fatih Isik:
Ataturk University, Technical Vocational School of Higher Education, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey.
 

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