Abstract: Axisymmetric (shaft) excavations are quite common in the construction industry (e.g., inspection or access chambers and excavations for bored piles or piers). The stability of an axisymmetric excavation in clay with uniform ...

Abstract: A series of 1G loading tests under the plane-strain condition were conducted on stiff ground with continuous square voids with the view of shallow foundation on calcareous sediment rocks, which contain voids because of ...

Abstract: A series of centrifugal model tests to investigate the bearing capacity of a strip footing on normally consolidated Kawasaki clay was performed. The proposed prototype is a normally consolidated clay foundation having ...

Abstract: A large testing program, consisting of triaxial compression, triaxial extension, and oedometer tests on 12 artificially prepared soils was performed. The soils exhibited a wide range in plasticity index, from 10–55. These ...

Abstract: A series of large‐scale loading tests of square and rectangular footings on a naturally deposited dense scoria (a granular material produced by volcanic activities) was conducted in a pneumatic caisson. Standard penetration ...

Abstract: A large number of centrifuge model tests for simulating the shield construction process in dry sand was carried out by using a newly developed 100 mm diameter miniature shield tunnel. Different construction processes were ...