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Consolidated and Undrained Triaxial Compression Characteristics of Slag-Clay Mixtures with Wide Unconfined Compression Strength
Slag-clay mixtures, a mixture of steel slag and dredged clay generated from port improvement projects, have self-hardening properties. Therefore, the... -
Experimental Investigations on the Evolution of Undrained Mechanical Characteristics of Cohesionless Soils Subjected to Internal Erosion
Internal erosion plays a significant role in the failure of earth structures. In this paper, the fine particle elimination method is used, and a...
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Effects of Freeze-Thaw-Drying-Wetting Cycles on Undrained Creep Behavior of an Expansive Clay
The creep behavior of an expansive clay under undrained conditions is investigated considering the effects of freeze-thaw-drying-wetting (FTDW)...
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Undrained Bearing Pressure of Desiccated Non-homogeneous Ground Accounting for Compressibility
Normally consolidated soils have strength increasing with depth and with a desiccated layer near the top due to diurnal variations of temperature and... -
Undrained creep behavior of a compacted clay under low confining pressure
An experimental investigation is made for evaluating the long-term creep behavior of a compacted clay under low confining pressure (from 12 to 50...
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Undrained shear strength prediction of clays using liquidity index
Liquidity index is used to measure the relative consistency of natural soils, making it possible to evaluate the stiffness degree and strength of...
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Mechanical characteristics and microstructure damage evolution of K0 consolidated soft soil
The effect of K 0 consolidation-induced initial stress anisotropy on the mechanical behavior of soft soil and the evolution patterns of structural...
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Reliability analysis of excavated slopes in undrained clay
A novel approach based on the upper bound theory is proposed to assess the stability of excavated slopes with spatially variable clay in undrained...
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Dynamic Behavior and Undrained Shear Characteristics of Biomass Mixed Soil
Toyama Prefecture produces large amounts of biomass waste, such as bamboo chips and crab shells, which are difficult to dispose of. In contrast,... -
Initiation of flow liquefaction in granular soil slopes: drained versus undrained conditions
The mechanism of flow liquefaction in granular soils under drained conditions compared with that under undrained conditions is a subject of great...
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Undrained cyclic responses of biocemented calcareous silty sand
Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) technology is an emerging and environmentally sustainable method for improving the...
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Effect of Compressibility on Undrained Bearing Capacity of Circular Embedded Footings Resting on Non-homogeneous Ground
Bearing capacity of shallow foundations, the most important design aspect for structures, is estimated most commonly considering the soil strata as...
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Analysis of Undrained Shear Characteristics and Structural Damage of Granite Residual Soil
Three-dimensional consolidation testing, scanning electron microscopy, and undrained triaxial testing of granite residual soil (GRS) in Shenzhen,...
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Studies on Suction-Assisted Installation Behavior of Suction Caissons in Clay Under Various Undrained Shear Strengths
Suction caissons are widely used for anchoring floating platform and offshore wind turbines. Penetration of the suction caisson into the desired...
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The Effects of Drainage Conditions on the Cyclic Deformation Characteristics of Over Consolidated Clayey Soil
Drainage conditions and consolidation states can affect the deformation behaviour of clayey soil under cyclic loading. A series of cyclic triaxial...
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Undrained mechanical behavior of saturated completely decomposed granite: experimental investigation and constitutive modeling
In this study, the undrained mechanical behavior of saturated completely decomposed granite (CDG) with different weathering degrees is investigated....
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Effects of initial fabric anisotropy on the undrained rotational shear responses of granular material using discrete element simulations
In this study, a convenient and efficient DEM sample preparation procedure capable of generating three-dimensional specimens with various intensities...
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Variability of the undrained strength of the plastic tailings from the Germano dam in Mariana, Brazil
Mining tailings may be divided in non-plastic (sand, silty sand, or sandy silt tailings) and plastic (fine tailings, usually mixtures of silt and...
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Inferred Winkler model for uplift response of suction caisson in undrained clays
Suction caisson jackets are promising foundation solutions for offshore wind turbines (OWTs) in deep water. The resistance of such a foundation...
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Strain energy dissipation during liquefaction of fibre-reinforced sand under undrained cyclic triaxial loading
Mixing discrete flexible fibres into sand may improve its liquefaction resistance during cyclic loading. Here, the benefits are demonstrated by...