• Shiv Saroop
• Er. Ankaj Minhas
• Er. Nasir Ali Lone

The Use of stone column as a ground improvement technique is of recent origin. Stone columns are extensively used to improve the bearing capacity of poor ground, time rate of settlements, stiffness, shear strength of soil and can also be used to reduce the settlement of structure, liquefaction potential of soft ground. The stone column technique is widely used to strengthen the ground so as to support various geotechnical facilities like embankments, oil tanks on poor ground, low-rise buildings, highway facilities, bridge abutments. The method is generally adopted in clayey soils. Various researchers have worked on stone columns. Many numerical analyses, model tests, field tests, mathematical simulations are carried out to study the effects of stone columns on poor ground. In this study, the strength parameters of stone column are discussed.

Soil bearing capacity, Stone column, Deflection, Settlement, Liquefaction.

"PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OF STONE COLUMNEMBEDDED IN SOFT SOIL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 7, page no.688-696, July-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2007083.pdf

"PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OF STONE COLUMNEMBEDDED IN SOFT SOIL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 7, page no. pp688-696, July-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2007083.pdf