METHOD FOR SOFT GROUND CONSOLIDATION Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: building, particularly for reinforcing soft and sagging ground at deep locations during building foundation construction and reconstruction, for protection of sliding natural slopes, as well as artificial dam, pit and trench slopes.

SUBSTANCE: method involves forming cylindrical cavity from ground surface; reinforcing cylindrical cavity walls by means of soil pipe and injecting hardening mix by pumping thereof into ground through injector. In the case of consolidating ground having high thickness cylindrical cavity is formed and reinforced with the use of soil pipe by vibratory driving thereof in ground. Soil pipe has auxiliary tube arranged coaxial to soil pipe and having outer diameter determined from a given relation. When soil pipe reaches upper boundary of soft ground layer to be consolidated the auxiliary tube is removed from soil pipe. Injector is deepened for the full soft ground layer thickness through the soil pipe and hardening mix is intermittently fed through the injector. After each hardening mix feeding operation injector is lifted for height corresponding to next gap to be filled with the mix. All injection operations in one consolidation point are performed during relaxation of ground compacted by soil pipe and injector driven in ground.

EFFECT: increased capacity, reduced time and labor inputs, improved technological effectiveness.

3 cl, 4 dwg, 2 ex