Treatment for ultra-soft soil dam foundations at the Nyabarongo II scheme, Rwanda

  • Xu Jianjun and Zheng Huifeng, Huadong Engineering Corporation Ltd, China Liu Qiankun, STECOL Corporation Ltd, China
  • Vol. 30 - Issue 3, 2023

A particular challenge at the Nyabarongo II project in Rwanda was the design and implementation of foundation treatment, which was required because of the very soft and silty soil at the dam site. Two options were researched, before the selection of the final solution, which is described here.

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Treatment for ultra-soft soil dam foundations at the Nyabarongo II scheme, Rwanda
  • Vol. 30 - Issue 3, 2023

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