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Soft clayey soils are generally improved by the consolidation process. The different improvement techniques which are in vogue include the use of stone columns, sand drains with and without preload and prefabricated vertical drains. Upon improvement, the soft soil attains a higher strength and better resistance to excessive settlement. The extent of this improvement of the soft soil is measured through different in-situ tests including Standard Penetration Test (SPT), Cone Penetration Test (CPT) and Pressuremeter Test. Most of these tests are invasive and require boreholes for the collection of soil samples. Geophysical tests can scan the entire area within a short time and can accurately interpret the extent of the improvement depending on the expertise of the investigators. Sometimes a combination of two or more geophysical tests is suitable for an accurate prediction of any change in soil properties. The present study is an attempt to measure the effect of ground treatment by implementing two types of geophysical tests, namely, Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) and Multichannel Analysis of Surface Wave (MASW) near a by-pass road in Silchar, Assam. The tests were conducted on a newly constructed road embankment that had undergone excessive settlement and was subsequently treated with stone columns with a preload. Both the geophysical tests showed improvement in soil properties as well as in the bearing capacity of the original soft soil. A bore log survey was also carried out before the improvement work to validate the results of the geophysical tests. Existing correlations among geophysical properties and soil properties were used to obtain the effect of improvement. It has been observed that geophysical tests can easily be carried out to accurately calculate the effect of improvement of soil properties. A combination of two or more geophysical methods yields a better understanding of the post-treatment results.

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Assessing combined analysis of electrical resistivity tomography and multichannel analysis of surface waves for ground improvement assessment near by-pass road, Silchar, Assam