Abstract: The interactions between plastic soils and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) geomembranes were studied using a direct shear device under as-compacted conditions. The PVC geomembranes had smooth or textured surfaces, and the soils ...

Abstract: This study focused on the behavior of a large-diameter burial pipe with special reference to its stability against flotation subject to soil liquefaction. Centrifugal modeling technique was used where the results are ...

Abstract: This paper presents an experimental study of the earthquake performance of modular-block reinforced soil retaining walls which were backfilled with sand using large-scale benchmark shaking table tests. The reinforcements ...

Abstract: A finite-element procedure was used to simulate the dynamic behavior of four full-scale reinforced soil retaining walls subjected to earthquake loading. The experiments were conducted at a maximum horizontal acceleration ...