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An overview of electrokinetic consolidation of soils
journal contribution
posted on 2018-03-15, 00:00 authored by Mona MalekzadehMona Malekzadeh, J Lovisa, N SivakuganElectrokinetic stabilization is one of the techniques that improve the geotechnical properties of the soils. It was pioneered by Casagrande in late 1940s and has not seen much development since then, especially in large-scale field applications. Some bench scale studies have been carried out during the past two decades and there have been some small scale field studies and limited field applications, mostly on soft soils. Due to lack of understanding of the physiochemical and electrochemical changes in the soil during electrokinetic stabilization, uncertain energy costs, loss of efficiency with time and the corrosion of electrodes, this method is usually considered as a last resort for large-scale practical applications. The objective of this paper is to highlight the critical parameters affecting electrokinetic consolidation, and to discuss their effects on the efficiency of the process. A better understanding of these critical parameters and their effects will enable geotechnical engineers to design the electrokinetic consolidation operation more effectively and make it an economically viable process for many situations.
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Volume
34Issue
3Start Page
759End Page
776Number of Pages
17eISSN
1573-1529ISSN
0960-3182Publisher DOI
Peer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- No
Era Eligible
- Yes