Liquefaction of saturated sand is a major problem in engineering. The large-diameter gravel piles with vibroflotation are used to control the liquefaction of large-thickness saturated sand of a proposed power plant project
and many field test studies are carried out. After finishing the construction of the test piles
a lot of in-situ tests including plate loading test
ultra-heavy dynamic penetration test
etc.
are used to evaluate the bearing capacity of soil between piles
piles and composite foundation
to test the deformation parameters
and to evaluate the controlling effects of liquefaction. A large number of reliable experimental data are obtained