Abstract: Compacted soils wetted under load can both swell and collapse (subside) depending on their condition and the magnitude of the vertical overburden stress. One‐dimensional compression tests were conducted to clarify the ...

Abstract: A“double‐triaxial” test procedure similar to the double‐oedometer test was developed to determine the wetting‐induced collapse potential of soils subjected to anisotropic stress states. Based on a series of double‐triaxial ...

Abstract: As high earth dams, deep compacted highway embankments, and Other thick compacted fills become more common, it is imperative that engineers consider and control the potential for wetting‐induced collapse in compacted fills. ...

Abstract: A new method for reinforcing soils has been developed that involves the incorporation of multioriented geosynthetic inclusions within or upon a compacted or naturally deposited soil. The results of an extensive laboratory ...