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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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PROCEDURE FOR TAKING RANDOM SAMPLES OF BACKFILL MATERIAL FOR MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH SYSTEMS (2011)
 
<p>The purpose of this manual is to provide New York State Department of Transportation Construction Inspectors with a uniform procedure for taking random samples of backfill material for mechanically stabilized earth systems. The procedure describes how to ...
Filed under: Soil Mechanics -  Earthworks
Reference: GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL PROCEDURE GCP-20
PROPOSED SPECIFICATIONS FOR LRFD SOIL-NAILING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION (2011)
Proposed Specifications for LRFD Soil-Nailing Design and Construction contains proposed specifications for the design and construction of soil-nailed retaining structures.
Reference: NCHRP Report 701, TRB
RISK ANALYSIS AND OBSERVATIONAL METHODS IN PRACTICE: WHAT DO NEW CODES IMPROVE? (2011)
<p>The construction of cuts, embankments and dam in and on different ground require the analyses of slope stability, deformations and often the use of the observational method. New codes, such as Eurocode 7 or its sister code in Switzerland SIA 267, prescribe ...
Reference: ISGSR 2011 - Vogt, Schuppener, Straub & Bräu (eds) - © 2011 Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau
SCOUR AT WIDE PIERS AND LONG SKEWED PIERS (2011)
This report explores recommendations for a predictive equation for equilibrium local scour and a potential equation for predicting scour evolution rates at wide piers and skewed piers. The equations are designed to help provide better estimates of local scour ...
Reference: NCHRP Report 682, TRB
SEASONAL RATCHETING AND SOFTENING IN CLAY SLOPES, LEADING TO FIRST-TIME FAILURE (2011)
Centrifuge tests have been carried out on kaolin clay slopes subject to variations in surface rainfall and humidity corresponding, at model scale, to successive wet and dry seasons in the field. An analysis of the phase ofepisodic regional softening is presented ...
Reference: Geotechnique 61, No. 9, 757–769
SIMPLIFIED SETTLEMENT MODEL FOR A SHALLOW FOUNDATION ON COMPOSITE GROUND WITH RIGID PILES (2011)
A piled raft refers to a shallow foundation that is structurally connected to the piles while composite ground refers to a soil pile matrix where the piles are not structurally connected. The design objectives for both a piled raft and composite ground are ...
Reference: DFI Journal, the journal of the deep foundation institute, Vol. 5, Dec. 2011
SLOPE EROSION CONTROL WITH THE USE OF FL Y-ASH AND SEWAGE SLUDGE (2011)
<p>Slope erosion control with the use of fly-ash and sewage sludge. The paper presents alternative methods of the earth slopes reinforcement. The techniques proposed utilise recycled materials such as fly-ash and sewage sludge. It is described how implementation ...
Reference: Land Reclamation No 43 (2), 2011: 101–111
SLOPE STABILIZING PILES AND PILE-GROUPS: PARAMETRIC STUDY AND DESIGN INSIGHTS (2011)
<p>This paper uses a hybrid method for analysis and design of slope stabilizing piles that was developed in a preceding paper by the writers. The aim of this paper is to derive insights about the factors influencing the response of piles and pile-groups. Axis-to-axis ...
Reference: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 137, No. 7, July 1, 2011.
SOIL–STRUCTURE INTERACTION IN STEEL BRACED STRUCTURES WITH FOUNDATION UPLIFT (2011)
<p>In order to understand the structural behavior, it is useful to study the effects of soil-structure interaction. But usually soil-structure interaction studies are done with the assumption that foundation is fixed to the soil. During strong earthquake motions, ...
Reference: IJRRAS, VOL. 7, Issue 2, May 2011
SOME APPLICATIONS OF UNSATURATED SOIL MECHANICS (2011)
<div style="text-align: left;">After a brief review of a number of developments of unsaturated soil mechanics, the paper presents some applications to engineering problems. The first case involves the collapse of a residual soil in <div style="text-align: ...
Reference: 5th Asia-Pacific conference on unsaturated soils, Pattaya, Thailand 14-15 November 2011