Abstract: Due to its simplicity, the steady-state approach is an attractive method of characterizing the strengths of loose, saturated sands for stability analyses in these materials. Use of the approach depends on steady-state ...

Abstract: The potential for collapse due to a reduction in confinement is evaluated for two very different soils: a uniformly graded sand and an undisturbed clayey colluvial soil. Soil specimens were consolidated anisotropically and ...

Abstract: The migration potential of dense nonaqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs) in saturated soil was investigated experimentally using the elevated acceleration field of the geotechnical centrifuge. The transport of the DNAPL was ...

Abstract: Discrete element methods are important tools for the investigation of the mechanics of granular materials. In two dimensions, the reliability of these numerical approaches can be explored using physical tests on rod ...

Abstract: A procedure to characterize municipal solid waste (MSW) for geotechnical engineering purposes is developed based on experience with waste characterization and testing. Existing MSW classification systems are reviewed ...

Abstract: A comprehensive large-scale laboratory testing program using direct shear (DS), triaxial (TX), and simple shear tests was performed on municipal solid waste (MSW) retrieved from a landfill in the San Francisco Bay area to ...

Abstract: The steady state line (SSL) of a soil is defined as the relationship between a soil's void ratio (or density) and its residual ``steady state'' or critical state strength. Recent testing of very low density sand samples ...