Abstract: In this work, the influence of different types of fine materials on the shear-induced instability of sand–fines mixtures was studied from various aspects. For this purpose, clean sand was mixed with three kinds of fines ...

Abstract: It is well known that all three principal stresses play a role in the stress-strain-strength-volume response of solids and granular materials, yet conventional triaxial compression tests and direct shear tests are typically ...

Abstract: Plate anchors are embedded into the ocean floor to provide holding capacity for offshore structures. Anchor holding capacity is a function of both the anchor and soil properties. Although plate anchors have been widely ...

Abstract: The effects of the confining membrane in laboratory tests on soil specimens have been the subject of numerous experimental, analytical, and numerical studies over the past half-century. This technical note expands the ...

Abstract: Prior laboratory and in situ investigations show that monotonic preshearing can have a significant effect on the cyclic response of granular materials. The underlying mechanics that are responsible for these changes in ...

Abstract: Microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) is a bio-mediated technique that may be used to improve the strength and stiffness of soils. Various parameters affect the behavior of MICP-cemented sand, and their ...

Abstract: A series of drained triaxial tests were performed on sandy soils [crushed glass (CG) and glass bead (GB)] with different mean particle sizes in order to investigate the effect of both particle size and particle shape on ...

Abstract: Experiments were conducted to investigate the odometric swell behavior of expansive soil specimens mixed independently with two different granular additives: silica sand and granulated tire rubber (GTR). All specimens were ...

Abstract: A computer program has been developed to allow for the virtual slicing of irregularly spaced and irregularly shaped three-dimensional image data. The program was used to virtually slice three-dimensional particle assemblies ...

Abstract: In this study, the application of microbially induced carbonate precipitation for coastline protection was investigated. Untreated, moderately, and heavily cemented near-prototype dunes were fabricated in the largest wave ...