Abstract: The design of rock-socketed pile foundations requires careful consideration of critical construction aspects such as the socket roughness and smear for accurately estimating the shaft load capacity. Despite the effect of ...

Abstract: Desiccation cracking in clayey soils occurs when they lose moisture, leading to an increase in their compressibility and hydraulic conductivity and hence a significant reduction of soil strength. The prediction of desiccation ...

Abstract: The load-carrying capacity of rock-socketed piles depends on the shaft resistance at the pile-rock interface which is governed by the interactions between the pile, rock, and soft interface materials (smear or infill). ...

Abstract: Unconfined compressive strength (UCS) of synthetic biochar mixed clays (BMC) treated with lime-GGBS has been investigated. Biochar utilized in this study was produced from the slow pyrolysis of green waste residue. Treated ...

Abstract: Cement-stabilized base (CSB), a cement-stabilized material for road pavement construction activities, generally has better essential properties than an unbound granular material, a commonly used material for the pavement ...