Abstract: Fall cone tests provide simple and rapid estimate of undrained shear strength (su) of fine-grained soils at various water contents. The accuracy of such su estimation depends greatly on the selection of a fall cone factor ...

Abstract: Finite element analyses are performed to investigate the influence of layered clays on the undrained response of embedded strip footings under uniaxial and combined loading. A fully bonded footing–soil interface was ...

Abstract: Research indicates the presence of in situ structure of soil skeleton in several natural deposits of clay. However, the effect of such in situ structure and its evolution during loading are rarely accounted for in solution ...