GeotechniquePub Date : 2020-11-17DOI: 10.1680/jgeot.18.p.315
Zheng Guan, Yu Wang
{"title":"Statistical charts for determining sample size at various levels of accuracy and confidence in geotechnical site investigation","authors":"Zheng Guan, Yu Wang","doi":"10.1680/jgeot.18.p.315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.18.p.315","url":null,"abstract":"Site investigation is indispensable in geotechnical practice, but only a small portion of the soil affected by the intended geotechnical construction is examined and/or tested in the laboratory or ...","PeriodicalId":55098,"journal":{"name":"Geotechnique","volume":"70 1","pages":"1145-1159"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2020-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1680/jgeot.18.p.315","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43436753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GeotechniquePub Date : 2020-11-17DOI: 10.1680/jgeot.20.p.154
S. Chakraborty, A. Puppala, Nripojyoti Biswas
{"title":"Role of crystalline silica admixture in mitigating ettringite-induced heave in lime-treated sulfate-rich soils","authors":"S. Chakraborty, A. Puppala, Nripojyoti Biswas","doi":"10.1680/jgeot.20.p.154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.20.p.154","url":null,"abstract":"A research study was designed and conducted to evaluate the applicability of using crystalline silica-rich material as a co-additive with calcium-based stabilisers to treat sulphate-rich expansive ...","PeriodicalId":55098,"journal":{"name":"Geotechnique","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2020-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1680/jgeot.20.p.154","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46740931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GeotechniquePub Date : 2020-11-10DOI: 10.1680/jgeot.19.sip.002
T. de Gast, P. Vardon, M. Hicks
{"title":"Assessment of soil spatial variability for linear infrastructure using cone penetration tests","authors":"T. de Gast, P. Vardon, M. Hicks","doi":"10.1680/jgeot.19.sip.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.19.sip.002","url":null,"abstract":"Soil spatial variability has a significant impact on the reliability of geotechnical structures. In particular, the horizontal variability is of importance for linear infrastructure, which has only...","PeriodicalId":55098,"journal":{"name":"Geotechnique","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2020-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1680/jgeot.19.sip.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67484818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GeotechniquePub Date : 2020-11-03DOI: 10.1680/jgeot.18.p.213
A. Vranna, T. Tika, A. Papadimitriou
{"title":"Laboratory investigation into the monotonic and cyclic behaviour of a clean sand stabilised with colloidal silica","authors":"A. Vranna, T. Tika, A. Papadimitriou","doi":"10.1680/jgeot.18.p.213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.18.p.213","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a laboratory investigation into passive stabilisation of liquefiable sands by means of colloidal silica (CS). In order to examine the improvement of the mechanical behaviour of ...","PeriodicalId":55098,"journal":{"name":"Geotechnique","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2020-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1680/jgeot.18.p.213","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43708873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GeotechniquePub Date : 2020-10-21DOI: 10.1680/jgeot.20.p.128
T. Vo, Yanzhi Wang, A. Russell
{"title":"The fall cone test in unsaturated soil and tailings pastes","authors":"T. Vo, Yanzhi Wang, A. Russell","doi":"10.1680/jgeot.20.p.128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.20.p.128","url":null,"abstract":"The fall cone test (FCT) is usually performed in saturated paste-like geomaterials to determine their undrained shear strength or liquid limit. Here the test is used to determine strength when a ge...","PeriodicalId":55098,"journal":{"name":"Geotechnique","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-32"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2020-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1680/jgeot.20.p.128","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43360955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GeotechniquePub Date : 2020-10-06DOI: 10.1680/jgeot.19.p.386
S. Kontoe, F. Summersgill, D. Potts, Youngsuk Lee
{"title":"On the effectiveness of slope-stabilising piles for soils with distinct strain-softening behaviour","authors":"S. Kontoe, F. Summersgill, D. Potts, Youngsuk Lee","doi":"10.1680/jgeot.19.p.386","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.19.p.386","url":null,"abstract":"The stabilisation of slopes with rows of discrete vertical piles is a commonly adopted method for both cuttings and embankment slopes. The majority of existing design procedures consider the pile o...","PeriodicalId":55098,"journal":{"name":"Geotechnique","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2020-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1680/jgeot.19.p.386","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47776310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GeotechniquePub Date : 2020-09-29DOI: 10.1680/JGEOT.19.P.354
L. Monforte, M. Arroyo, J. Carbonell, A. Gens
{"title":"Large-strain analysis of undrained smooth tube sampling","authors":"L. Monforte, M. Arroyo, J. Carbonell, A. Gens","doi":"10.1680/JGEOT.19.P.354","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/JGEOT.19.P.354","url":null,"abstract":"Borehole tube sampling is a key process of geotechnical engineering. The paper presents numerical analyses of smooth tube sampling in clay using the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM). The soil ...","PeriodicalId":55098,"journal":{"name":"Geotechnique","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2020-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1680/JGEOT.19.P.354","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42493103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GeotechniquePub Date : 2020-09-29DOI: 10.1680/JGEOT.19.P.358
E. Rosenbrand, V. V. van Beek, A. Bezuijen, S. Akrami, J. Terwindt, A. Koelewijn, U. Förster
{"title":"Multi-scale experiments for a coarse sand barrier against backward erosion piping","authors":"E. Rosenbrand, V. V. van Beek, A. Bezuijen, S. Akrami, J. Terwindt, A. Koelewijn, U. Förster","doi":"10.1680/JGEOT.19.P.358","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/JGEOT.19.P.358","url":null,"abstract":"Backward erosion piping poses a severe threat for embankments founded on sandy deposits. The physical mechanism by which a pipe progresses upstream beneath the embankment is conceptually understood...","PeriodicalId":55098,"journal":{"name":"Geotechnique","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2020-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1680/JGEOT.19.P.358","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41409549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GeotechniquePub Date : 2020-09-14DOI: 10.1680/JGEOT.18.P.207
C. Ng, J. Ni, A. Leung
{"title":"Effects of plant growth and spacing on soil hydrological changes: a field study","authors":"C. Ng, J. Ni, A. Leung","doi":"10.1680/JGEOT.18.P.207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/JGEOT.18.P.207","url":null,"abstract":"Effects of plant growth on soil hydrological changes need to be considered for long-term vegetation management of geotechnical infrastructure. Most existing studies focused on one particular plant ...","PeriodicalId":55098,"journal":{"name":"Geotechnique","volume":"70 1","pages":"867-881"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2020-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1680/JGEOT.18.P.207","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46505377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}