SOIL MIXING

3. Methods
3.1. Trenches

3.1.1. GEOMIX

CSM: a hybrid solution with many uses An advanced control system

CSM combines the advantages of soil mixing techniques
and hydromill cutter technology: the process has the
robustness and proven track record of the hydrofraise
and the effectiveness of soil mixing, which consists of
mixing soil in situ with a cement/bentonite grout.
CSM, or Cutter Soil Mixing, comprises two pairs of
drums mounted on compact hydraulic motors which
have the dual purposes of cutting into the ground and
mixing in the binder.
The CSM equipment is compatible with various types of
base units, which provides great flexibility.
The control system simultaneously provides real-time
monitoring of the two key process parameters: the
homogeneity of the soil/binding agent mix and the
amount of binding agent injected into the volume of soil
treated. At the same time it allows the verticality of the
inclusion to be checked. The equipment can be supervi-
sed and operated from the cab, through the on-board
computer.

The soil is premixed during the downward excavation and the spoil is moved towards the top of the cutting head. As the machine moves
upwards again, it moves the mix from above the cutting head to below it. During this phase a binding agent is injected and mixed with the soil.

The rotating drums cut

the soil and mix it with
the binder.

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