Soil Mixing

Mixed in Place (MIP) and Cutter Soil Mixing (CSM) are advanced deep soil mixing methods becoming very popular in dam and dike construction, upgrade and repair. Highly developed equipment and methods allow mixing cementitious materials with natural soil in order to construct very economic high quality vertical structures varying from Cut-Off walls to soil stabilizing construction elements.

Its use has been extended to replace many conventional techniques as well as special techniques like Sheet Piles, Jet Grouting, soil-bentonite slurry walls or shallow plastic concrete Cut-Off walls on prestigious projects.

The MIP Method is a vertical drilling and mixing technique. During drilling the natural soil is mixed with cementitious slurry which is introduced at the auger bit. The circular MIP elements can be produced in coarse and clayey soils with a thickness up to 0.9 meters (approximately 3 feet) and a depth up to 25 meters (approximately 82 feet).

The CSM Method is a vertical cutting and mixing technique. During cutting the natural soil is mixed with cementitious slurry which is introduced through the nozzle located between the cutting - mixing wheels. The rectangular CSM elements can be produced in coarse, clayey and rocky soils with a thickness up to 1.5 meters (approximately 5 feet) and a depth up to 60 meters (approximately 196 feet).
 


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