Abstract: The current practices for determining the peak (yield) and postliquefaction (critical) undrained shear strength of liquefiable cohesionless soils for grounds subject to static shear stress (e.g., sloping grounds or grounds ...

Abstract: Quay walls are one of the key elements of port and harbor facilities; however, their collapse and unexpected displacements during earthquakes have caused disastrous damage and economic consequences. Therefore, adequate ...

Abstract: Static liquefaction failure and the ensuing flow slide of slopes have produced significant damages to structures and even loss of lives. Based on a very large number (1,632) of laboratory shear tests on cohesionless soils ...

Abstract: This paper describes the application of 10 reduced-scale calibration chamber cone penetration tests for evaluating empirical correlations employed for correcting CPT tip resistance to the overburden stress at the same ...

Abstract: Static liquefaction of mine tailings has been the interest of many studies as these materials are generally deposited in a loose condition and stored at high saturation ratios. Yet few researchers have investigated the ...

Abstract: Calibration chambers are employed to reproduce field conditions in laboratory cone penetration tests (CPTs). However, their measurements are often affected by the limited size of the calibration chamber and the imposed ...

Abstract: Calibration chambers are employed to reproduce field conditions in laboratory cone penetration tests (CPTs). However, their measurements are often affected by the limited size of the calibration chamber and the imposed ...

Abstract: Shear band formation is an important factor in understanding failures in soil. In this paper, shear localization and shear band formation and evolution are examined using ring shear tests performed on three sands prepared ...