by GCO | Aug 28, 2020 | Geotechnical
Aouthor(s) Yao Li, S.M.ASCE; Yunming Yang; Hai-Sui Yu, M.ASCE; and Gethin Roberts Abstract Stress–strain responses of Leighton Buzzard sand are investigated under bidirectional shear. The tests are conducted by using the variable direction dynamic cyclic simple...
by GCO | Aug 28, 2020 | Geotechnical
Aouthor(s) Minh Ngan Vu; Wout Broere; and Johan W. Bosch Abstract Generally, studies on structural design for bored tunnels focus on moderate to deep tunnels (cover-to-diameter ratio C/D ≥ 2). Such tunnel design methods cannot be used for shallow-situated bored...
by GCO | Jul 3, 2020 | Geotechnical
Authors: Shunchao Qi* Paul Simms† Farzad Daliri‡ Sai Vanapalli§ Abstract Slurried soils or tailings are often deposited in layers that undergo complex stress paths in terms of desiccation and loading, as a given layer may undergo variable degrees of desiccation...
by GCO | Jun 26, 2020 | Geotechnical
Authors: C. D. O’Loughlin* Z. Zhou† S. A. Stanier‡ D. J. White§ Abstract Full-flow T-bar and ball penetrometer tests are often used to measure intact and remoulded soil strengths, with the latter determined after several large-amplitude displacement...
by GCO | Jun 26, 2020 | Geotechnical
Authors: Ting Huang* Conleth O’Loughlin† Christophe Gaudin† Yinghui Tian‡ Ting Lu† Abstract The response of rigid piles in sand to an inclined tensile load is poorly documented and understood, particularly when the load is cyclic. This is becoming...
by GCO | Jun 26, 2020 | Geotechnical
uthors: Zhong-Sen Li, PhD Matthieu Blanc, PhD Luc Thorel, PhD Abstract A circular aluminium tube 50 mm in diameter was instrumented with two optical fibres, each of which consists of 13 fibre Bragg grating sensors (FBGS). The performance of the FBGS was...
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