Abstract: The presence of convex corners will affect the earth pressure calculation, but there is a paucity of studies on calculating the ground pressure of convex corners in excavation engineering. To address this issue, equilateral ...

Abstract: Lignin, an abundant biopolymer derived from plants, is a green binder for stabilizing soil. This study investigates the thermal conductivity of lignin [e.g., sodium ignosulfonate (SL), calcium lignosulfonate (CL), and ...

Abstract: Loess is a problematic soil, which is often characterized with loose structure and high potential for collapse by water or external loads. In cold regions, the challenge of loess is further compounded by the seasonally ...

Abstract: The compressibility of saline soil is crucial to infrastructure construction in saline areas. In the present study, oedometer tests were conducted on samples of artificial saline clayey sand with varying salt content to ...

Abstract: Geogrids used in roads can not only stabilize granular bases on weak subgrade but also have the potential to reduce excess pore-water pressures and deformations in road layers under traffic loading. In this paper, the ...