The CMC (clay mixing consolidation) method is the most common deep mixing method, utilizing chemical bonding for ground improvement. Improvement agent such as cement milk or cement mortar is mixed in situ into soft clay soil. It is widely used on land and offshore.
- Soil/slope retaining
- Water cutoff
- Digging stability
- Increased bearing capacity strength
- Increased lateral resistance of pile
- Containment
- Preventing subsidence
- Mitigating liquefaction
- Preventing slippage
- Solidification
- Mechanical mixing
- Low vibration, low noise
- Offshore implementation possible