Soil improvement experiences in Belgium: part II. Vibrocompaction and stone columns

This paper forms the second part in a series of three contributions on the soil improvement experience in Belgium. In the first part an overview of the soil improvement techniques most used in Belgium, including the heavy tamping methods, was given. This part continues with performance practice and design aspects of two more procedures (vibratory compaction and stone columns) which have reached a very high technological and engineering design level.