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The focus of Soil Mechanics is the understanding of soil behavior, construction with soils, on and in soils, the use of soils as construction material etc. Soil mechanics is a branch of civil engineering that has witnessed an enormous developement during the twentieth century.All aspects of soil mechanics and soil engineering are included in this section covering a wide range of engineering issues such as soil compaction, soil foundation, soil improvement, soil behavior, soil reinforcement etc. 
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PERFORMANCE OF FULLY GROUTED PIEZOMETERS UNDER TRANSIENT FLOW CONDITIONS: FIELD STUDY ANDNUMERICAL RESULTS (2018)
<p>This article presents new results from field tests and numerical simulations regarding the performance of fully grouted piezometers under transient flow conditions. The field observations show that using low-permeability grout for piezometer installation ...
Reference: Geotechnical Testing Journal, DOI: 10.1520/GTJ20170290
PERFORMANCE OF VIBRATING WIRE PIEZOMETERS IN VERY LOW PERMEABLE CLAY (2018)
<p>This paper presents results from installations comprising both HAE and LAE filters in fully grouted boreholes and in intimate contact with the ground. It stands out distinctly that high air-entry filters have a high risk ...
Reference: International Symposium on field measurements in Geomechanics (FMGM 2018)
FULLY GROUTED PIEZOMETERS IN A SOFT CHAMPLAIN CLAY DEPOSIT-PART I: PIEZOMETER INSTALLATION (2017)
<p>The main objective of this project was to appraise the performance of fully grouted piezometers under natural field conditions. The paper introduces a new field site that was established in collaboration with GKM Consultants for this ...
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INSTRUMENTATION AND PERFORMANCE OF TIED-BACK SHOTCRETE SHORING IN SAND ADJACENT TO A HOSPITAL STRUCTURE (2017)
<p>Recent additions to the Brantford General Hospital expansion included construction of a new hospital wing, involving excavations of up to 11 metres (36 feet) depth, in loose to compact sand adjacent to an existing eight-storey hospital structure. The tendered ...
Reference: (2004) - Fifth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
STABILIZATION OF DEEP EXCAVATION IN LOOSE FILL USING SOIL NAIL WALL (2017)
<p>In recent years, due to city development, excavation and building construction in the loose fill of the southside of Tabriz, Iran is inevitable. This paper presents a case study of stabilization of a 16m deep excavation in loose fill using soil nail wall ...
Reference: Proceedings of the 2nd World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering (CSEE’17) Barcelona, Spain –April 2 –4, 2017
THE UNDRAINED SHEAR STRENGTH ANISOTROPY OF FOUR JURASSIC TO EOCENE STIFF CLAYS (2017)
<p>The shear strength of heavily overconsolidated, stiff-to-hard plastic clays is crucial to their stability and also influential on the ground movements they develop in many geotechnical engineering applications. This paper considers the shear strength anisotropy ...
Reference: Brosse, A. M. et al. Géotechnique [http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.15.P.227]
A STUDY ON GROUND IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES AND ITS APPLICATIONS (2016)
<p>This paper presents a thorough study on various available modern ground improvement techniques and their applications in civil engineering in present scenario. On the basis of long term performance results of various ground improvement techniques and its ...
Reference: International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology (IJIRSET), Vol. 5, Issue 1, Januray 2016
ANALYSIS OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS IN THREE DIFFERENT REGIONS IN IRAQ (2016)
<p>This thesis aims to analyze soil and shallow foundations of buildings to reach the optimal type should be used to minimize cost with control over quality. Also, suggested a new sustainable material mixture for the three regions of Iraq. Mosul, Baghdad ...
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CHARACTERISATION OF A NORWEGIAN QUICK CLAY USING A PIEZOBALL PENETROMETER (2016)
<p>The piezoball, or ball penetrometer with pore pressure measurement, was developed for assessing the geotechnical properties of soft soils, particularly soft seabed sediments where the traditional cone penetrometer can have limitations. The measurement of ...
Reference: Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterisation 5 – Lehane, Acosta-Martínez & Kelly (Eds) © 2016 Australian Geomechanics Society, Sydney, Australia, ISBN 978-0-9946261-2-7
INSTALLATION OF FULLY GROUTED PIEZOMETERS (2016)
<p>In the planning and design phase of the E16 Sandvika &ndash; W&oslash;yen road project in B&aelig;rum Municipality in Norway, NGI installed a large number of piezometers using the "Fully grouted" installation method. Because of layered soil conditions, ...
Reference: NGM 2016 Reykjavik, Proceedings of the 17th Nordic Geotechnical Meeting, Challenges in Nordic Geotechnic 25th – 28th of May