Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, Vol. 136 N° 10. Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering (ASCE) - Octobre 2010
| Titre : | Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, Vol. 136 N° 10. Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering (ASCE) - Octobre 2010 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 22/12/2010 |
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Leshchinsky, Dov, Auteur ;
Baris Imamoglu, Auteur ;
Christopher L. Meehan, Auteur
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An instrumented geogrid-reinforced wall constructed on a highly compressible foundation was deconstructed 16 months after its completion, providing a unique opportunity to exhume and examine the instrumented geogrids that were used to construct [...]
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Linda Al Atik, Auteur ;
Sitar, Nicholas, Auteur
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An experimental and analytical program was designed and conducted to evaluate the magnitude and distribution of seismically induced lateral earth pressures on cantilever retaining structures with dry medium dense sand backfill. Results from two [...]
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Sharp, Michael K., Auteur ;
Ricardo Dobry, Auteur ;
Ryan Phillips, Auteur
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Two series of centrifuge model tests were conducted using Nevada sand. Four saturated models placed in a mildly inclined laminar box and simulating a 6-m-thick deposit were shaken inducing liquefaction effects and lateral spreading. The sand was[...]
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Dharma Wijewickreme, Auteur ;
Maria V. Sanin, Auteur
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The postcyclic reconsolidation response of low-plastic Fraser River silt was examined using laboratory direct simple shear testing. Specimens of undisturbed and reconstituted natural low-plastic Fraser River silt and reconstituted quartz powder,[...]
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Joseph Coe, Auteur ;
Scott J. Brandenberg, Auteur
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An ultrasonic p-wave reflection imaging system is used to noninvasively image submerged soil models with embedded anomalies and complex geometric layer contacts. The ultrasonic transducers emit compressive waves into water that subsequently tran[...]
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Jong-Beom Kang, Auteur ;
Charles D. Shackelford, Auteur
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The containment function of clay barriers used for waste containment applications (e.g., landfills) can be enhanced if such clays exhibit membrane behavior or the ability to restrict the migration of solutes (e.g., contaminants). In this regard,[...]
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Ming Yang, Auteur ;
James Donald Murff, Auteur ;
Charles Paul Aubeny, Auteur
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Under general conditions of loading, a plate anchor is subjected to six degrees of freedom of loading, three force components and three moment components. Prediction of the anchor performance under general conditions of loading requires realisti[...]
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Mostafa El Sawwaf, Auteur
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Piled raft foundations are often used when the supporting soil has adequate bearing capacity but the raft settlements exceed allowable values. In traditional practice, long piles with high load capacity are usually used that may lead to two stru[...]
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Behavior of driven ultrahigh-performance concrete H-piles subjected to vertical and lateral loadings
Muhannad T. Suleiman, Auteur ;
Thomas Vande Voort, Auteur ;
Sritharan, Sri, Auteur
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In the United States, an estimated $1 billion is spent annually on repair and replacement of deep foundations. In a recent study, the possibility of using ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) for deep foundation applications was explored with t[...]
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Raul Fuentes, Auteur ;
Mike Devriendt, Auteur
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This paper presents an empirical methodology that allows calculation of ground displacements behind corners of retained cut excavations. The increased stiffness of a retaining wall at the corner of an excavation normally leads to a corresponding[...]
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J.-M. Zhang, Auteur ;
X. Li, Auteur
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To date the microporosity structures of coarse soils with various coarse/fines contents are still not fully understood. In this study, the pore-size distributions (PSDs) of five types of soil varying from gravel to clay were characterized using [...]
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Benjamin Friedrich Schlue, Auteur ;
Tobias Moerz, Auteur ;
Stefan Kreiter, Auteur
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Dredging operations in European harbors for maintenance of navigable water depth produce vast amounts of harbor mud. Between 2005 and 2007, the second largest harbor construction project in Germany was designed as a pilot study to use dredged ha[...]
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Ram L. Ray, Auteur ;
Jacobs, Jennifer M., Auteur ;
Pedro de Alba, Auteur
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The combined effect of soil moisture in unsaturated soil layers and pore-water pressure in saturated soil layers is critical to predict landslides. An improved infinite slope stability model, that directly includes unsaturated zone soil moisture[...]
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Alex Wilkinson, Auteur ;
Asadul Haque, Auteur ;
Jayantha Kodikara, Auteur
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Lime slurry pressure injection (LSPI) is a stabilization operation used in problematic soils by transportation industries with the aim of improving the geotechnical properties and bringing excessive maintenance costs to an acceptable standard. T[...]
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Laricar Dominic O. Trani, Auteur ;
Buddhima Indraratna, Auteur
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Gravimetric and volumetric sampling techniques are reliable for the measurement of porosity in fully saturated granular filters. However, both methods require a significant effort to gather and prepare samples, are time intensive to process, and[...]
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