Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering: Recent submissions
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Estimating the Severity of Liquefaction Ejecta Using the Cone Penetration Test
(ASCE, 2021-12-23)A cone penetration test (CPT)-based procedure to estimate liquefaction-induced ejecta severity is developed. The liquefaction ejecta demand parameter (LD) captures the amount of upward seepage pressure that can produce ... -
Data-Driven Model for Estimating the Probability of Riverine Levee Breach Due to Overtopping
(ASCE, 2021-12-21)Breach due to overtopping is the most common failure mode of earthen levees. Historic records and future projections consistently show exacerbating patterns in the frequency and severity of floods in several regions, which ... -
Lateral Pile Resistance, Wall Displacement, and Induced Reinforcement Force for Laterally Loaded Single Piles Near Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls
(ASCE, 2021-12-28)A full-scale mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall was constructed with inextensible reinforcements, and 23 lateral load tests were conducted on single piles spaced at distances of about 2 to 5 pile diameters (D) from ... -
MASW-Based Shear Wave Velocities for Predicting Liquefaction-Induced Sand Boils Caused by the 2017 M5.4 Pohang, South Korea Earthquake
(ASCE, 2022-01-31)An earthquake of moment magnitude 5.4 occurred in Pohang, South Korea on November 15, 2017. This earthquake of moderate magnitude induced failures of structures and buildings and led to ground displacements. Approximately ... -
Hydraulic Conductivity of Sand/Biopolymer-Amended Bentonite Backfills in Vertical Cutoff Walls Permeated with Lead Solutions
(ASCE, 2021-12-08)This study investigated the hydraulic conductivity and microscopic properties of two backfills, conventional sand/bentonite (SB) and sand/xanthan gum (XG)-amended bentonite/sand (XG-SB), for use in vertical cutoff walls ... -
Development of Constitutive Models for Linear and Nonlinear Shear Modulus and Material Damping Ratio of Uncemented Soils
(ASCE, 2021-12-21)The shear modulus (G) is the parameter commonly used to describe soil stiffness and to calculate shear deformations at small-to-moderate strains (γ<0.5%). The material damping ratio (D) is the parameter commonly used ... -
Probabilistic Structural System Response to Differential Settlement Resulting from Spatially Variable Soil
(ASCE, 2021-12-03)The role of spatially variable soil stiffness and strength on structural performance has been increasingly recognized with the rapid development of geotechnical reliability-based design tools. Performance criteria linked ... -
Pore Water Pressure and Settlement of Clays under Cyclic Shear: Effects of Soil Plasticity and Cyclic Shear Direction
(ASCE, 2021-12-07)To estimate the cyclic shear-induced ground settlement of clay layers, cyclic simple shear tests were carried out on three normally consolidated clays with different plasticity. The pore water pressure accumulation during ... -
Assessment of Several Nominal Resistance Interpretation Criteria for Drilled Foundations
(ASCE, 2021-11-30)Agreeing on the nominal resistance (aka. capacity) derived from any load-settlement curve requires the use of an interpretation criterion. Few of the currently available criteria have been originally designed for drilled ... -
Effects of Hydrate Dissociation on Vertical Casing–Sediment Interaction in Carbon Dioxide Hydrate–Bearing Sand: Novel In-Flight Centrifuge Modeling
(ASCE, 2021-12-30)Gas hydrate-bearing sediments (GHBS) are vastly distributed worldwide. Although dissociation of GHBS by depressurization is considered a viable method to produce gas to meet increasing energy demand, it can alter the ... -
Simplified Method for the Lateral, Rotational, and Torsional Static Stiffness of Circular Footings on a Nonhomogeneous Elastic Half-Space Based on a Work-Equivalent Framework
(ASCE, 2021-11-30)Although there are many methods for assessing vertical stiffness of footings on the ground, simplified solutions to evaluate lateral, rotational, and torsional static stiffness are much more limited, particularly for ... -
MPM Modeling of Cone Penetrometer Testing for Multiple Thin-Layer Effects in Complex Soil Stratigraphy
(ASCE, 2021-12-15)Cone penetrometer testing (CPT) is a frequently used soil characterization technique for liquefaction assessment; however, this technique has shortcomings in accurately characterizing very thin soil layers having thicknesses ... -
Probabilistic Liquefaction Triggering and Manifestation Models Based on Cumulative Absolute Velocity
(ASCE, 2021-12-24)This study proposes the capacity cumulative absolute velocity (CAVc) as a novel measure for the resistance of granular soils to earthquake-induced liquefaction. The CAVc is defined as the cumulative absolute velocity (CAV) ... -
Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Methane Hydrate–Bearing Sediments under High Effective Confining Pressure
(ASCE, 2021-12-17)A significant increase in effective stress can be induced in hydrate-bearing reservoirs when the depressurization method is applied. A series of drained triaxial shear tests were performed on hydrate-bearing sediments with ... -
Method to Introduce the Cementation Effect into Existing Elastoplastic Constitutive Models for Soils
(ASCE, 2022-02-22)This study proposes a new method to introduce the cementation effect into existing elastoplastic constitutive models for soils. The mechanical properties of cement-treated soil are evaluated via element tests and compared ... -
Dynamic Behavior of Single Steel-Driven Vertical and Batter Piles under Horizontal Excitations: Field Model Testing
(ASCE, 2021-11-11)This paper presents the field test results for 3.3-m-long driven steel pipe single vertical piles, P1 (β=0°), and single batter piles, P2 (β=10°) and P3 (β=20°), for four different eccentric moments (W·e=0.225, 0,885, ... -
Limitations of Surface Liquefaction Manifestation Severity Index Models Used in Conjunction with Simplified Stress-Based Triggering Models
(ASCE, 2021-12-22)The severity of surface manifestation of liquefaction is commonly used as a proxy for liquefaction damage potential. As a result, manifestation severity index (MSI) models are more commonly being used in conjunction with ... -
Repeated ETRTs in a Complex Stratified Geological Setting: High-Resolution Thermal Conductivity Identification by Multiple Linear Regression
(ASCE, 2022-02-08)For the design of ground-source heat-pump systems, the local subsoil is an invariant factor. To improve the evaluation of the local heat exchange capability, significant efforts recently have been devoted to identifying ... -
Cyclic Behavior of Saturated Clays in Plane Strain State
(ASCE, 2021-10-21)The cyclic behaviors of soils in the plane strain state have rarely been studied in laboratory tests, while the plane strain hypothesis may have applications on the traffic-induced cyclic properties of subgrade soils beneath ... -
Accounting for Soil Spatial Variability in Plate Anchor Design
(ASCE, 2021-11-24)The effect of soil spatial variability on the undrained vertical uplift capacity of plate anchors has been examined using the three-dimensional random finite-element approach. Multiple direct Monte Carlo simulations (MCS) ...