Stone columns represent a pivotal ground improvement technique aimed at enhancing the load‐bearing capacity and reducing settlement in soft soil conditions. Traditionally, this method involves the ...

Keywords: Liquefaction remediation. Silty soils. Dynamic compaction (DC). Vibro-stone columns (SC). Hazard mitigation. Saturated sands. Non-plastic sands. Densification processes. Ground improvement.

Structural engineer Webb Yates has completed its first structural stone building for a commercial developer. Thomas Lane reports on the firm's 20-year mission to establish stone as a sustainable alter ...

The strange pillarlike formation emerged after Crowley Lake reservoir was completed in 1941: stone columns up to 20 feet tall connected by high arches, as if part of an ancient Moorish temple.