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Typical Soil Parameters Ground Improvement Methods
Ground Improvement Method

Soil Description E S (KN/m )
2
u
Very soft to soft 100S u V.Soft = 0-20 ;
Soft = 20-40

Firm @ Medium Stiff 250S 40-75
u

Stiff 350S 75-150
u
Very Stiff 450S
u
Hard 500S
u

Table 19: Typical value for Soil Modulus (E) for Cohesive Soil

Note :
Cohesionless Soil : E = 500 (N + 15)

Figure 46: Types of Ground Improvement Method

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