Abstract: This paper presents the results of an investigation into the role of peat fibers in the development of anisotropic stiffness and strength within peat samples taken from below three Canadian National Railway embankments ...

Abstract: The mechanisms that result in the settlement of structures constructed on peat foundations have been the subject of numerous investigations. A recent study of the behavior of the peat subgrade showed that gas bubbles within ...

Abstract: The plate-load test (PLT) is widely performed at large dam sites to determine the rock mass deformability. Analytical relations based on the theory of elasticity, as suggested by the International Society for Rock Mechanics ...

Abstract: The interpretation of pressuremeter test results in cohesive soils assumes that the soil is saturated and the rate of loading is such that undrained conditions apply. Pressuremeter tests in compacted soils or heavily ...