Abstract: The irrecoverable deformations in the substructure layers are detrimental to the track stability and demand frequent maintenance. With an escalation in axle load and traffic volume, the frequency of maintenance operations ...

Abstract: This study aims to establish an equation to obtain the optimum tapering angle (αopt) for bored tapered piles that is correlated with pile geometry and sand properties that vary with the relative density. This αopt corresponds ...

Abstract: In this paper, a mechanical model to idealize the load-settlement response of the load transfer platform (LTP) on column-improved soft soil is proposed. This model simultaneously considers the nonlinear and time-dependent ...

Abstract: Many researchers have indicated how cementation allows treated soft clays to sustain a higher yield mean effective stress at the same void ratio as its reconstituted state, and thus, the strength of clay treated with cement ...

Abstract: The filter design criteria in practice are currently based on laboratory tests that were carried out on uniform base soil and filter materials. These criteria mostly involve specific particle size ratios, where the system ...

Abstract: In this study, the efficiency of proposed formulations for plane-strain modeling of vertical drain–assisted consolidation was evaluated. For this aim, the vertical drain–assisted preloading process was experimentally ...

Abstract: Soil disturbance induced by the installation of vertical drains reduces the horizontal soil permeability and shear strength in the disturbed zone. Thus, the soil disturbance contributes to the reduced overconsolidation ...

Abstract: The small strain shear modulus (Gmax) is an important parameter in geodynamic problems. To predict the Gmax of unsaturated soils that are normally subjected to complex drying and wetting processes, the effect of hydraulic ...

Abstract: This study presents a new mathematical equation for calculating the pile group efficiency in cohesionless soil under combined axial and lateral loading conditions, considering the tapering angle effect. Based on the ...

Abstract: Chemical stabilization is an effective ground improvement technique for controlling erosion. Two stabilizers,