Surtees Bridge, which carries the A66(T) over the River Tees near Thornaby-on-Tees in the UK, has been showing signs of distress that predate its opening in 1981. Subsequent investigations have shown that the bridge distress is related to unexpectedly large ...

An analytical solution is presented for interpreting the coefficient of consolidation from piezocone dissipation tests in clayey and silty soils, based on principles of cavity expansion theory and critical-state soil mechanics. This solution accommodates the ...