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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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BSLOPE: A LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS CODE FOR IOS (2012)
The purpose of this project was to demonstrate the capabilities of mobile devices for advanced computation and analysis. bSLOPE, is a slope stability code adapted for iOS and for iPad using a new computational engine based on the work of Tabarroki (Tabarroki ...
Reference: Geotechnical Engineering Report No. UCB/GT/12-01, UC Berkeley
COMPARISON OF STATIC AND DYNAMIC LOAD TEST OF PILE (2012)
<p>In recent decade, dynamic load test is increasingly being used for pile load testing. Compare to static pile loading test, dynamic load test offers a considerable savings of time, cost and requires less space. This paper discuss the results of three dynamic ...
Reference: EJGE - Electronin Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 17 [2012]
COST-EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE ROAD SLOPE STABILIZATION AND EROSION CONTROL (2012)
This report presents information on cost-effective and sustainable road slope stabilization techniques, with a focus on shallow or near-surface slope stabilization and related erosion control methods used on low-volume roads.
Reference: NCHRP Synthesis 430, TRB
DEVELOPING PRODUCTION PILE DRIVING CRITERIA FROM TEST PILE DATA (2012)
This report provides information on the current practices used by state transportation agencies to develop pile driving criteria, with special attention paid to the use of test pile data in the process.
Reference: NCHRP Synthesis 418, TRB
DYNAMIC DEFORMATION CHARACTERISTICS OF PUMICE SAND (2012)
To understand the strain-dependent shear modulus and damping ratio of reconstituted pumice sand samples, a series of dynamic deformation tests was performed using hollow cylindrical torsional shear test apparatus. The effects of confining pressure level and ...
Reference: NZSEE Annual Technical Conference & AGM, 13-15 April 2012, Christchurch
EARTH PRESSURE AND RETAINING WALL BASICS FOR NON-GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS (2012)
<p>In the following sections, we will first discuss basic considerations necessary for<br />calculating lateral earth pressure and then how to apply these pressures in developing the force. We will illustrate how the lateral forces are combined with vertical ...
Reference: PDHonline Course C155 (2 PDH)
EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF DIAPHRAGM WALLS BY WALL DEFLECTION PATHS (2012)
<p>The performance of diaphragm walls in excavation for Shandao Temple Station of Taipei Metro is evaluated by using the concept of wall deflection path which is a plot of maximum wall deflections versus depth of excavation. Finite element analyses were performed ...
Reference: Journal of GeoEngineering, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 001-012, April 2012
FAILURE MECHANISM OF GRANULAR SOIL SLOPES UNDER HIGH INTENSITY RAINFALLS (2012)
This study uses laboratory experiment to clarify the failure mechanism of granular soil slopes when subjected to high rainfall intensity. A rainfall simulator was employed to perform tests on slopes with convex and concave profiles; the slopes were non- homogeneous ...
Reference: Journal of GeoEngineering, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 021-031, April 2012
FIELD EVALUATIONS OF “SHAPEACCELARRAY” IN-PLACE MEMS INCLINOMETER STRINGS FOR SUBSURFACE DEFORMATION MONITORING (2012)
<p>Continuous monitoring of subsurface ground movements is accomplished with in-place instruments utilizing automated data acquisition methods. These typically include TDR (Time Domain Reflectometry) or assemblies of several servo-accelerometer-based, electrolytic ...
Reference: SPR Research Project C-06-02
FIELD MONITORING OF PERFORMANCE OF BALLASTED RAIL TRACK WITH GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCEMENT (2012)
Large cyclic stresses induced from heavy traffic can cause significant degradation of rail tracks, leading to poor track geometry and safety. Inclusion of resilient materials such as geosynthetics to reinforce the track substructure has been observed in the ...
Reference: 11th Australia - New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics: Ground Engineering in a Changing World (pp. 241-246)