Abstract: This article presents a two‐dimensional finite element method for the solution of the advection‐dispersion transport equation for multicomponent contaminants. While the approach described is general, the analysis presented ...

Abstract: Soil-structure interaction is traditionally simplified to prescribed boundary conditions or modeled by joint elements. Both of these approaches are limited to small and continuous relative displacements at the interface. ...

Abstract: Laboratory freezing tests were performed on laterally confined samples of lightly overconsolidated fine-grained soil exposed to one-dimensional freezing at a constant temperature gradient. Pore-water pressures and temperatures ...

Abstract: The cone penetration test is widely used to interpret the undrained shear strength of soil. The interpretation methods are commonly based on bearing capacity, cavity expansion, or strain-path methods. In this paper, the ...

Abstract: This paper presents experimental investigation into the effects of particle size distribution of subgrade soil on mud pumping. The results show that subgrade soils with higher fine contents do not necessarily lead to more ...

Abstract: The effect of hydraulic hysteresis on the analysis of seepage in unsaturated soils is evaluated stochastically. A hysteretic seepage model is introduced by coupling the governing Richards equation with a hysteretic soil-water ...

Abstract: Soil clogging occurred in the early construction stage of Nanchang Metro Line 1, China, when an earth balance pressure (EPB) shield passed through the argillaceous siltstone with a total content of clay minerals of 40.5%. ...

Abstract: An experimental study was performed to investigate the effects of suction history on the hydraulic and stress-strain behavior of unsaturated soils. Test results show that, even if the same path of net stress and suction ...

Abstract: The neutron probe has proven to be an effective means for monitoring long term in situ soil moisture variations. However, it is difficult to experimentally correlate neutron probe data (i.e., neutron counts) with accurate ...

Abstract: The paper presents a case study for numerical analysis of the consolidation behavior of an instrumented trial embankment constructed on a soft soil foundation. Details are given to the geological profile, field instrumentation, ...