Evaluation and Performance of Rammed Aggregate Piers and Stone

Badillo Coello, Jorge Andrés; Pazmiño Román, Álvaro Andrés

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dc.contributor.advisor	Vera Grunauer, Xavier Fernando, Director
dc.contributor.author	Badillo Coello, Jorge Andrés
dc.contributor.author	Pazmiño Román, Álvaro Andrés
dc.creator	ESPOL.FICT
dc.date.accessioned	2025-02-04T18:33:55Z
dc.date.available	2025-02-04T18:33:55Z
dc.date.issued	2024
dc.identifier.citation	Badillo Coello, J. A. y Pazmiño Román, Á. A. (2024). Evaluation and Performance of Rammed Aggregate Piers and Stone. [Articulo de Titulación]. ESPOL.FICT .
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.dspace.espol.edu.ec/handle/123456789/63521
dc.description	X
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.format.extent	32 página
dc.language.iso	spa
dc.publisher	ESPOL.FICT
dc.rights	openAccess
dc.subject	Ground improvement
dc.subject	Rammed Aggregate Pier
dc.subject	Stone columns
dc.subject	Load test
dc.title	Evaluation and Performance of Rammed Aggregate Piers and Stone
dc.type	Maestría en Geotecnia
dc.identifier.codigoespol	T-114836
dc.description.city	Guayaquil
dc.description.degree	Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral
dc.identifier.codigoproyectointegrador	POSTG115
dc.description.abstractenglish	Rammed Aggregate Piers® (RAP) and Stone Columns by vibro replacement (SC) are among the methods used for the construction of vertical gravel elements, increasingly employed as ground soil improvement techniques. This study describes and analyzes the performance of 41 RAP elements and 12 SC elements (53 in total) installed in two wastewater treatment plants (WWTP), located in the north and south of the city of Guayaquil (Ecuador), specifically along the banks of the Daule and Guayas rivers, respectively. The analysis includes geotechnical characterization generated through the interpretation of in-situ and laboratory tests, along with load tests and settlement plates, to provide design recommendations for ground improvement of alluvial and deltaic estuarine deposits, consisting of high plasticity, diatomaceous, naturally cemented clays with alternating seams of fine sands and silty sands stratum. The results revealed that the installation technique of vertical gravel elements and the soil matrix affect the ultimate bearing capacity, deformation modulus, and stiffness of the vertical elements, as well as the geotechnical properties of the soil matrix