ABSTRACT
Nowadays, admixtures and inclusions are widely used as ground improvement. Variety of inclusions is used for this purpose all over the world. One of the effective types is dry concrete columns which were applied at construction sites in Belarus. For ground improvement design, there are different design methods. However, there is no one for dry concrete columns. Therefore, comparison of existing design methods for ground improvement was carried out in order to determine the most suitable for dry concrete columns design. Moreover, the methods were compared with results of field tests. The comparison and its analysis are described in the paper.
