Abstract: The original NorSand (ONS) state-dilatancy law (ONS-SDL) presents challenges when trying to make changes in the formulation of the critical state line or stress–dilatancy rule and the associated yield surface. Additionally, ...

Abstract: A considerable sudden settlement was discovered on the Esfarayen Earth-fill Dam surface near to the left abutment when the reservoir level rose to 51 m from the riverbed in April 2013. As a result, a detection process ...

Abstract: This paper deals with the procedure to determine the required mechanical properties of plastic concrete used to build a new cutoff wall as a remediation measure in an earth-fill dam constructed in a narrow canyon and ...