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MASS STABILISATION MANUAL

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CASES<br />

KIVIKKO IN HELSINKI, FINLAND<br />

PARKING PLACE AND INDUSTRIAL AREA INTO THE SWAMP AREA<br />

Size: total of 4 ha mass stabilisation by end of the year 2003<br />

Problem: Combined mass and column stabilisation for the whole area was too expensive<br />

Solution: Cut down costs by using only mass stabilisation for the part of the area<br />

Binder: Cement 100 kg/m 3<br />

Other additives: sand 150 kg/m 3<br />

Machinery: ALLU PM300<br />

Soil conditions:<br />

Wooded swamp area<br />

Soft peat, w=400-1000 %<br />

Muddy clay, w=150 %<br />

Clay, w=35-80 %, su=4-14 kN/m 2 ,<br />

normally consolidated<br />

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Mass stabilisation 2005<br />

Stiff silt (thin layer between the clay layers)<br />

Clay, overconsolidated<br />

Silt, sand and moraine<br />

Ground water level +17.2 … +18.2 m

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