Journal of Geotechnical Engineering: Recent submissions

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    • Minimum Undrained Strength Versus Steady‐State Strength of Sands 

      J.‐M. Konrad (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      Available consolidated isotropically undrained triaxial tests (CIU) on samples of reconstituted sands are analyzed in terms of the

    • Theory of Partially Drained Piezometer Insertion 

      Derek Elsworth (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      A theory is presented to evaluate pore pressures developed as a result of insertion of an open‐tipped standpipe into a saturated porous medium. An integral method is used whereby the advancing tip is represented as a moving ...

    • Minimum Undrained Strength of Two Sands 

      J.‐M. Konrad (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      Results of consolidated isotropically undrained triaxial tests (CIU) on samples of reconstituted sands are presented to establish the conditions required to induce strain‐softening during monotonic loading. It is found ...

    • Stiffness and Penetration Resistance of Sands versus State Parameter 

      F. Carriglio; V. N. Ghionna; M. Jamiolkowski; R. Lancellotta (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      Normalized small strain Young and shear moduli of pluvially deposited predominantly silica Ticino sand are well correlated against the state parameter as defined by Been and Jefferies. The same holds true for normalized ...

    • Discussion of “<i>Measured and Predicted Axial Response of 98 Piles</i>” by Jean‐Louis Briaud and Larry M. Tucker (September, 1988, Vol. 114, No. 9) 

      K. K. Miskin; J. M. Fuller (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)

    • Slope Stability Analysis: Generalized Approach 

      Dov Leshchinsky (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      Limit equilibrium analysis of slope stability is comprised of two coupled problems: kinematical (i.e., find the critical slip surface) and statical (i.e., assure the existence of global equilibrium at the defined limit ...

    • Extraction Forces for Offshore Foundations under Undrained Loading 

      William H. Craig; Keng Chua (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      Centrifuge model tests have been carried out under controlled laboratory conditions to simulate the installation of jack‐up spud can‐type foundations into beds of uniform clay having undrained shear strengths in the range ...

    • Nonlinear Analysis of Concrete Face Rockfill Dam 

      Syed Khalid; Bharat Singh; G. C. Nayak; O. P. Jain (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      The concrete membrane face rockfill dam, in spite of its increasing popularity with construction engineers, is perhaps one structure where the design is still largely empirical and is based on past experience rather than ...

    • Finite Strain Analysis of Pressuremeter Test 

      George Z. Voyiadjis; Mehmet T. Tumay; Panos D. Kiousis (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      In this work, the plane strain pressuremeter test is examined using a finite strain elasto-plastic analysis. The pressure-meter expansion is analyzed as a finite strain problem using a Lagrangian formulation employing the ...

    • One‐Dimensional Consolidation of Unsaturated Fine‐Grained Soils 

      M. Arslan Tekinsoy; Tefaruk Haktanir (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      In this study, one‐dimensional consolidation of fine‐grained soils is considered. By taking into account the results of the infiltration theory, a new approach, which is applicable to soils in either saturated or unsaturated ...

    • Impedances of Soil Layer with Boundary Zone 

      M. Novak; Y. C. Han (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      When calculating dynamic response of embedded foundations or piles, impedances (stiffness and damping) of the adjacent soil are needed. To account approximately for soil nonlinearity under high strain, contact deficiencies ...

    • Estimation of Subgrade Resilient Modulus from Standard Tests 

      E. C. Drumm; Y. Boateng‐Poku; T. Johnson Pierce (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      Mechanistic pavement design procedures based on elastic layer theory require the specification of elastic moduli for each material in the pavement section. Repeated load tests yielding a resilient modulus are frequently ...

    • Loading Systems, Sample Preparation, and Liquefaction 

      Vincent B. DeGregorio (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      The liquefaction behavior of a clean, fine, uniform sand designated F‐70 Ottawa banding sand is examined. Specifically, an investigation into the effects of loading systems and sample preparation methods on the stress‐strain ...

    • Laboratory Study of Compressional Liquefaction 

      George E. Veyera; Wayne A. Charlie (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      A new experimental apparatus has been developed to investigate the transient and long‐term pore‐water pressure response of saturated soils subject to compressional stress‐wave loading. The laboratory apparatus is capable ...

    • Reliability Analysis of Tension Pile 

      Knut O. Ronold (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      A probabilistic model for analysis of the pullout capacity for a tension pile installed in clay is formulated, based on conventional methods for prediction of the axial capacity of a pile, the pile forms a part of the ...

    • Rocking Compliance Functions for Rigid Bases Allowed to Uplift 

      Hideji Kawakami (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      In the earthquake‐resistant design of structures such as nuclear power plants and above‐ground tanks, consideration is given to the effect of base uplift on the response of these structures. This paper presents an iterative ...

    • Dynamic Fluidization of Soils 

      R. Richards, Jr.; D. G. Elms; M. Budhu (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      Free‐field limit analysis of a homogeneous layer of dry soil excited by uniform horizontal and vertical acceleration components leads to simple equations describing various stages of inertial shear fluidization. Orientations ...

    • Kettleman Hills Waste Landfill Slope Failure. II: Stability Analyses 

      Raymond B. Seed; James K. Mitchell; H. Bolton Seed (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      Analyses were made to determine the cause of a stability failure of a 90 ft high, 15 acre hazardous waste landfill in which lateral displacements of up to 35 ft and vertical settlements of up to 14 ft were measured. The ...

    • Analysis of Pile Groups with Variable Shaft‐Load over Point‐Load Ratios 

      Jose L. M. Clemente (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      Settlement of and load distribution in pile groups under vertical and centered static loads are analyzed. The analytical method incorporates the fact that shaft-load over point-load ratios vary throughout loading, thus ...

    • Particle Gradation and Liquefaction 

      Y. P. Vaid; J. M. Fisher; R. H. Kuerbis; D. Negussey (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      A study is presented on the resistance to liquefaction of sands with different gradations but identical mean grain size and mineralogy. Test specimens are reconstituted using a newly developed slurry deposition technique ...