A soil stabilizer assembly may include a pipe with a first end, a second end, and a sidewall defining a hollow shaft extending between the first and second ends; a stabilizer connectable to the second end of the pipe with a hollow body and a plurality of extensions extending radially outward from the body; and a cap connectable to the first end of the pipe including a receiving portion for receiving the first end of the pipe and a plate extending across the receiving portion. The hollow body of the stabilizer may be configured to receive the second end at least a portion of the sidewall of the pipe therethrough. The receiving portion of the cap may be configured to receive the first end and at least a portion of the hollow shaft of the pipe therein. The hollow shaft, hollow body, and receiving portion may be coaxially arranged.

A ground improvement apparatus includes: an irrotational sun gear fixed to an irrotational inner pipe inside a rotatable outer pipe; a planetary gear rotatably supported on a rotatable agitation shaft and configured to rotate while meshing with the sun gear; and an inverse rotation mechanism meshing with the planetary gear and rotating the agitation shaft in an opposite direction of the planetary gear. The agitation shaft is suspended on a connection member attached to the outer pipe so as to rotate in synchronization with a rotation center of the inverse rotation mechanism. A ground where the outer pipe is penetrated and a solidifying material discharged from the agitation shaft are agitated and mixed with each other by agitation blades radially attached to the agitation shaft with a trajectory of distal ends of the agitation blades drawing a substantially polygonal shape by rotation of the agitation shaft.

A method for altering a characteristic of the ground. The method comprises the steps of preparing a lignocellulosic material, suspending the lignocellulosic material in a slurry to create a lignocellulosic slurry, The method further includes the step of injecting the lignocellulosic slurry below the surface of the ground into a subterranean aperture. The method also comprises the placement of anchoring devices in the ground to alter at least one force experienced by the ground so that the shape of the subterranean aperture into which the solids are transported is altered.

A method of moving an underground pipeline including the steps of: driving a casing into a soil proximate to the pipeline; deploying a pivoting wand from the casing about a pivoting axis, the pivoting wand having a plurality of cutting nozzles that are coupled to a fluid conduit having a longitudinal extent in the casing relative to a longitudinal axis; pressurizing the fluid conduit to thereby send fluid through the cutting nozzle to soften the soil in a direction in which the wand deploys; rotating the pivoting wand; conducting the softened soil up through the casing to form a cavity in the soil proximate the pipeline, the cavity in the soil having a shape reflective of the movement of the pivoting wand in the rotating step; positioning a lifting device beneath the pipeline. And, lifting the pipeline with the lifting device thereby drawing the pipeline toward or into the cavity.

A method of moving an underground pipeline including the steps of: driving a casing into a soil proximate to the pipeline; deploying a pivoting wand from the casing about a pivoting axis, the pivoting wand having a plurality of cutting nozzles that are coupled to a fluid conduit having a longitudinal extent in the casing relative to a longitudinal axis; pressurizing the fluid conduit to thereby send fluid through the cutting nozzle to soften the soil in a direction in which the wand deploys; rotating the pivoting wand; conducting the softened soil up through the casing to form a cavity in the soil proximate the pipeline, the cavity in the soil having a shape reflective of the movement of the pivoting wand in the rotating step; positioning a lifting device beneath the pipeline. And, lifting the pipeline with the lifting device thereby drawing the pipeline toward or into the cavity.

Disclosed are a reinforcing and lifting method and a reinforcing and lifting structure for large-scale piers of high-speed rail. The method comprises: obliquely drilling grouting holes for a pile shoe body downward around the bridge pier cap, the hole bottom goes deep into a pile foundation side position close to the bottom end of the bridge pier pile foundation, grouting the hole bottom, and reinforcing the soil body between a plurality of pile foundations and around the pile foundations to form the pile shoe body; vertically drilling holes downward around the bridge pier cap to form a plurality of curtain holes at intervals, and grouting the curtain holes to form an enclosed curtain wall, the curtain wall and the pile shoe body form an inverted groove structure; obliquely drilling holes downward to form lifting holes, such that the bridge piers are gradually raised to a preset height.

Disclosed are a reinforcing and lifting method and a reinforcing and lifting structure for large-scale piers of high-speed rail. The method comprises: obliquely drilling grouting holes for a pile shoe body downward around the bridge pier cap, the hole bottom goes deep into a pile foundation side position close to the bottom end of the bridge pier pile foundation, grouting the hole bottom, and reinforcing the soil body between a plurality of pile foundations and around the pile foundations to form the pile shoe body; vertically drilling holes downward around the bridge pier cap to form a plurality of curtain holes at intervals, and grouting the curtain holes to form an enclosed curtain wall, the curtain wall and the pile shoe body form an inverted groove structure; obliquely drilling holes downward to form lifting holes, such that the bridge piers are gradually raised to a preset height.

A method and composition for reducing the swelling capacity of clay-containing soil, thus lowering volume change in soil, and thus enhancing the stability of soil, particularly expansive clay soil, in order that it is sufficiently stable, such that roads, pavements and some types of buildings and other structures can be securely constructed thereon. The method also minimizes any swelling and/or shrinkage in the soil under any such structures due to the movement of moisture in the soil, and thus minimizes damage and deterioration caused to such structures due to the presence of too much, or too little, water in the soil thereunder.

A method and composition for reducing the swelling capacity of clay-containing soil, thus lowering volume change in soil, and thus enhancing the stability of soil, particularly expansive clay soil, in order that it is sufficiently stable, such that roads, pavements and some types of buildings and other structures can be securely constructed thereon. The method also minimizes any swelling and/or shrinkage in the soil under any such structures due to the movement of moisture in the soil, and thus minimizes damage and deterioration caused to such structures due to the presence of too much, or too little, water in the soil thereunder.

Disclosed are a reinforcing and lifting method and a reinforcing and lifting structure for large-scale piers of high-speed rail. The method comprises: obliquely drilling grouting holes for a pile shoe body downward around the bridge pier cap, the hole bottom goes deep into a pile foundation side position close to the bottom end of the bridge pier pile foundation, grouting the hole bottom, and reinforcing the soil body between a plurality of pile foundations and around the pile foundations to form the pile shoe body; vertically drilling holes downward around the bridge pier cap to form a plurality of curtain holes at intervals, and grouting the curtain holes to form an enclosed curtain wall, the curtain wall and the pile shoe body form an inverted groove structure; obliquely drilling holes downward to form lifting holes, such that the bridge piers are gradually raised to a preset height.