The book reviews recent developments and research results on excavations and foundations found in and on soft soil deposits. It gives an overview of the material properties of soft soils and offers new foundation improvement techniques in road and railways. It also examines different types of foundations and stabilization methods. The book will serve both practicing and research engineers in the field of geotechnical engineering.
1Introduction12Material properties of soft soils113Constitutive soil models and soil parameters574Supported excavations in soft soil deposits1175Shallow foundations on soft soils2756Pile foundation3497Soil stabilisation with column-like elements461