期刊: International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2017; 11 (2)
The main objective of this study is to investigate the effect of the scale factor on the shear strength of sands with different silt contents. For thi......
期刊: International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2017; 11 (2)
This paper deals with reinforcing technique for foundation of breakwater which provides resiliency to breakwater against earthquakes. Gabions and shee......
期刊: International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2017; 11 (2)
This paper investigates the shielding effect within piles in a group adjacent to deep unbraced and braced excavations. Numerical simulations based on ......
期刊: International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2017; 11 (2)
In this paper, importance of geostress in mining engineering and the development of geostress tests are stated. The basic principle of geostress measu......
期刊: International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2017; 11 (2)
This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation on the performance of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) piles in soft clay. The load tra......
期刊: International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2017; 11 (2)
Based on the virtual image technique, stress function method and Boussinesq's solutions, an approximate solution of the cylindrical cavity expansion i......
期刊: International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2017; 11 (2)
Annually, two to four million cubic yards of sediments need to be dredged to maintain the navigational depth for cargo ships in NY/NJ harbours. The dr......
期刊: International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2017; 11 (2)
Mixture of sandy soil and bentonite clay can be used to seal the sanitary landfills and prevent the spread of leachate. Over time, this mixture may be......
期刊: International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2017; 11 (2)
In the absence of impermeable natural soils, compacted sand-bentonite mixture along with a layer of geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) is used as a liner m......
期刊: International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2017; 11 (1)
By applying the lower bound theorem of limit analysis in conjunction with finite element, the bearing capacity of a strip footing located above an unl......
期刊: International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2017; 11 (1)
Studies on chemically stabilised soils have shown that the effectiveness of treatment is largely dependent on the soil's natural environment. This typ......
期刊: International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2017; 11 (1)
In the present investigation, an attempt is made to explore the seismic response of two closely-spaced horizontal square and rectangular ground anchor......
期刊: International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2017; 11 (1)
The improvement of local soils with cement and zeolite can provide great benefits, including slopes strength through slope stability problems, stabili......
期刊: International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2017; 11 (1)
Soft marine soils are highly plastic fine-grained soils and known for their high compressibility, large water content and low shear strength behaviour......
期刊: International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2017; 11 (1)
This paper presents an investigation on effective utilisation of steel slag, a by-product from the steel industry, as construction material in highway......