Manual on Deformation Controlled Densified Stone (DDS) Columns

Providing analysis and design information for a range of Deformation Densified Stone (DDS) columns, this manual educates consultants and professionals who are unfamiliar with modern geotechnical engineering and provides a road map for a more rational, logical approach to the subject. The manual considers soil as particulate matter, combining principles of Newtonian mechanics and Terzaghian soil mechanics with principles of earth sciences, thermodynamics, physical sciences and wave mechanics. Based on an approach incorporating thermodynamic and particulate matter, the authors have resolved the foundation problems in so-called treacherous expansive soil deposits by developing cohesive, non-swelling, soil technology. This manual will enable consulting engineers to design DDS systems with more confidence and will help contractors to tender competitive bidding. It also provides a handy reference work for those teaching in this area.Katti is the author of 'Manual on Deformation Controlled Densified Stone (DDS) Columns', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415422932 and ISBN 0415422930.