Abstract: 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 ...

Abstract: Current reinforced earth structure designs arbitrarily distinguish between reinforced walls and slopes, that is, the batter of walls is 20° or less while in slopes it is larger than 20°. This has led to disjointed design ...

Abstract: The complex behavior of unsaturated soils can be partly attributed to the co-existence of networks of liquid bridges and saturated pockets in the soil void space. Past studies have examined how the water bridges and pockets ...

Abstract: Movement along preexisting slickensided rupture surfaces in overconsolidated clay and clay shale slopes can represent a critical sliding mechanism during earthquakes. The seismic behavior of preexisting slickensided surfaces ...

Abstract: Using a high-strength geosynthetic for encasement of granular columns increases the strength of a given column and improves its stress-displacement response. This paper describes the results from a series of three-dimensional ...