Practical Design of Ground Improvement with Rigid Inclusions

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-01726-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 436 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Rigid inclusions (RI) offer a quick and economical ground improvement system and foundation method for a wide range of civil engineering structures worldwide. However, to fully realise the benefits of RIs, specific design and execution requirements must be met. If these requirements are not understood and adhered to, their use may become excessively expensive or risky. This book addresses the practical design of RI-improved ground in accordance with the provisions of the second generation of Eurocodes. It also builds upon experience gained from completed projects and lessons learnt in practice, and includes three worked examples that illustrate the design process. The book is intended primarily for geotechnical designers, consultants, and contractors, but will also be of value to graduate students and researchers.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Topolnicki, Michal

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Verkehrsingenieurwesen, Verkehrsplanung
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Boden- und Felsmechanik, Geotechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Rigid inclusion ground improvement system  2. European regulations for ground improvement design  3. Design of the rigid inclusion system  4. Lessons learned  5. Worked design examples  Index

Über Autor(innen)

Michal Topolnicki graduated from the Faculty of Hydro-Engineering at the Gdansk University of Technology in 1974, obtaining his PhD with honours from the same faculty in 1982. From 1982 to 1987, he was a research fellow at the Institute of Soil and Rock Mechanics at the University of Karlsruhe, where he published a habilitation thesis in the field of experimental and theoretical soil mechanics, which was awarded by the Polish Academy of Sciences in 1988. Upon returning to his home university, he was promoted to university professor in 1991 and to full professor in 2004. From 1994 to1998, he also ran his own design and management business, and, from 1996, was involved in the early development of the Keller branch in Poland. From 1999 to 2013, he was the CEO and chief designer at Keller Polska. From 2007, he was also responsible for the North East Europe region. In 2014, he became director of large projects at Keller Holding GmbH, overseeing the tendering and risk assessment of major construction projects. Since retiring in 2015, he has worked as a senior technical adviser to Keller and is now professor emeritus at his alma mater.

Michal has authored and co-authored several books and many publications, and is internationally recognised as an expert in ground improvement. He was involved in establishing design and execution guidelines for rigid inclusions and soil mixing in Poland, and in drafting the revised EN 14679. He co-chaired the last two International Conference on Deep Mixing, held in 2021 and 2025. At the ICSMGE conference in Sydney in 2022, he delivered the Louis Ménard Honorary Lecture on ground improvement. At the ECSMGE conference in Lisbon in 2024, he presented the keynote lecture on the interdependence between structural and geotechnical design.