Abstract: The nature and scope of geotechnical engineering are such that the problems and projects we deal with are a never ending source of both challenge and excitement. In most cases we do very well in defining the problems and ...

Abstract: In spite of our present very advanced analytical capabilities, our present ability to predict actual field behavior is, in many cases, woefully inadequate. Four cases are described to illustrate one of the reasons why ...

Abstract: A simple method for the estimation of in situ lateral stress in soils using the results of a cone‐penetration test (CPT) is described and illustrated. The method is based on the dependence of cone‐penetration‐test sleeve ...

Abstract: Many false positives (no liquefaction detected when the normalized shear wave velocity-cyclic stress ratio

Abstract: A method for the internal design of reinforced soil walls based on working stresses is developed and evaluated using measurements from five full‐scale structures containing a range of reinforcement types. It is shown that, ...

Abstract: Much evidence is now available that freshly deposited or densified saturated clean sand may exhibit substantial stiffening and strength increase with times up to several months. Sand deposits may undergo a significant loss ...