Geotechnical
Microstructural Investigation of the Engineering Properties of Heated Lime-stabilised Marl soil
Author(s) Mohammad Amiri Behzad Kalantari Masoud Dehghanih Fatomeh Porhonar Maedeh Papi Rana Salehian Sepideh Taheri Abstract Marl soils, with their low bearing capacity, are widely distributed around the world. Stabilising by way of lime or cement additives is...
field Study on the Behaviour of Driven and Drilled Micropiles Implemented in Clay
Author(s) Alireza Heydari Abdollahi, MSc Ali Ghanbari, PhD Abstract Micropiles are often implemented through drilling, steel pipe installation, reinforcement and grouting. However, in some parts of the world, especially in areas with fine-grained soils, these...
Visualization of pile Penetration Using Mechanoluminescent-coated particles
Author(s) A. Kondo* D. Takano* E. Kohama* R. J. Bathurst*† Abstract Pile model penetration tests were conducted in a transparent plane strain container filled with granular mechanoluminescent-coated particles. The pile models were constructed with flat- and...
Grassholme Reservoir: Northern Embankment Stabilisation Works
Author(s) India Hutchinson, MEng, GMICE Abstract Grassholme Reservoir is a large impounding reservoir commissioned in 1914 in the Lunedale Valley of County Durham. The most recent statutory inspection in 2016 resulted in a ‘Measures in the Interests of Safety’...
Structure Evaluation of a Tropical Residual Soil Render Wide Range of Compaction Conditions
Author(s) Bruna de Carvalho Faria Lima Lopes* Vinícius de Oliveira Kühn† Ângela Custódia Guimarães Queiroz‡ Bernardo Caicedo§ Manoel Porfírio Cordão Neto|| Abstract Soil compaction is one of the most common techniques used to engineer the soil. It is especially...
Optimising an Output of a Slip Line Field Using a Chaotic Swamp Optimisation Algorithm
Author(s) Thanh Liem Vo* Thi Ngoc Mac† Duy Minh Do‡ Abstract In solving earth pressure problems, many input parameters are needed to account for more realistic soil properties and complex boundary conditions.Finding an optimal output while considering many...
Snakeskin-inspired Patterns for Frictional Anisotropic Behaviour of Split set Rock Bolts
Author(s) P. Vangla* B. A. Wala† V. L. Gayathri‡ J. D. Frost§ Abstract The study explores the effect of directionally dependent frictional resistances (frictional anisotropy) inspired by snakeskin patterns, on the behaviour of split set rock bolts. The patterns...
Strength Characteristics of Brittle Rocks under Multi-stage intermediate Principal Stress Loading
Author(s) L. Shi* C. C. Li† X. Zhang* X.-T. Feng* G. Wang* Abstract A series of single-stage true triaxial compression (TTC) tests and multi-stage intermediate principal stress (σ2) loading tests were carried out on three types of brittle rock specimens in this...
Loading Transfer Mechanism of a Piled Raft Subjected to Normal Faulting in Sand
Author(s) Q. Cai* B. Xiang C. W. W. Ng† K. S. Wong‡ X. Chen* Y. Zhuang Abstract Although different kinds of foundations have been investigated against an earthquake faulting, the interaction between pile group and dip–slip fault has not yet been fully...