Soft Ground Improvement

GEO-DRAIN SPD METHOD

One of the vacuum consolidation method types, the efficient consolidation promoting can be
ABSTRACT
expected with high vacuum system by ingenuities of treament boundary and plumbing.Save
time of consolidation and save space of construction site can be expected.

Introduction Connecting pipe with PHD

Geo-Drain SPD method(SPD method), Suction Plastic Drain method, is Airtight sheet Collecting drainge Pipe
Projection sheet PHD
consolidation promotion method using PVD and PHD and atmospheric Drainge pipe
pressure.
VACUUM
PUMP
Valve Vacuum equipment
Air-tight sheet
Horizontal drain
Drain pipe PVD

Connecting tool SOFT SOIL

WATER

Collecting drainage pipe

Fill
PVD APPLICATION FOR:
①Substitution of the embankment load method.
②Rapid construction of the ground improvement.
SPD system ③Volume reduction of waste disposal site.
④Improvement of Earth retaining plan.

Advantages
1.Save Space 3.Reduction of pressure loss
SPD method uses smaller space than existing plastic drain methods using Reduce vacuum pressure loss effectively with use connecting pipe
surcharge fill.Do not use sand blanket. with PHD. Pump gauge
100.0
80.0
Construction site Construction site
60.0
(kPa)

40.0
20.0
Vacuum pump
Counter load Surcharge Counter load 0.0
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Sand blanket

Pore water pressure

Slip circle 100.0

80.0

60.0
improvement improvement
(kPa)

area area 40.0

20.0

0.0
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CONVENTIONAL PVD + SURCHARGE SPD METHOD

2.Save Time 4.Cost down and Eco-friendly

High vacuum system of SPD method accelerate consolidation. Around 20% cost down compare with conventional surcharge fill method.
Using with surcharge fill make consolidation faster. Do not use sand blanket and surcharge fill→CO2 down→Eco-friendly
Vacuum pressure
Pressure

Surcharge CO2 down

Time
Settlement

Surcharge

SPD Target settlement

Time savings REDUCE A USE MACHINE REDUCE A EXCAVATING MOUNTAIN ETC.

Construction Experience

Indonesia Japan
Embankment high(around 11m) was solved Insufficient of embankment and good sand
①Boundary treatment ②Installation of Vertical Drains ③Spreading Horizontal Drains by vacuum pressure plus low embankment. were solved.

Thailand Japan
④Spreading Horizontal Drains ⑤Spreading Airtight sheet ⑥Apply Suction Vacuum pump
Insufficient of construction space was solved Construction schedule and cost were solved
by SPD method. by using Horizontal Drain in SPD method.

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