Abstract: Deep excavation often causes displacement of adjacent structures. Hence, necessary construction measures must be taken in order to minimize such disturbances. Appropriate construction measures depend on effective and ...

Abstract: The mechanical behavior of saturated geomaterials is largely governed by the interaction of the solid skeleton with the fluids present in the pore structure. Traditional geotechnical analyses, commonly based on simplified ...

Abstract: It is widely accepted that the mechanical behavior of saturated geomaterials is largely governed by the interaction of the solid skeleton with the fluids present in the pore structure. This interaction is particularly ...

Abstract: The in situ chemical and physical weathering of igneous and metamorphic rocks, indentified as the process of formation of Piedmont residual soils, is a fairly well understood phenomenon. However, the effect this weathering ...

Abstract: Deep soil mixing (DSM) columns as a retaining structure for deep excavations in soft soil areas has been widely used because, in addition to its low cost, it has fewer environmental hazards and no need of dewatering. ...

Abstract: This paper presents a study that uses an innovative numerical method called the “genetic algorithm” for material parameter optimization in constitutive modeling. The paper introduces a new scheme, a fitness function, to ...

Abstract: The process of soil formation in the tropics is quite different than that of more temperate regions. The weathering processes tend to be intensified by the warm and humid climates that are prevalent in tropical regions. ...

Abstract: This paper describes an earth-rock dam whose filters’ characteristics did not comply with the design criterion. In addition, the degree of compaction and the water content in the impervious core consisted of highly plastic ...