Tag: geotechnical engineering

A new geotechnical investigation shows that the non-plastic, highly permeable soils of Nepal's Mugling-Narayanghat highway lose 30 to 36 percent ...

A validated parametric study of nearly 400 finite element models based on Iran's Shiraz Metro Line 1 reveals that tunnel ...

A new Monte Carlo simulation study shows that random measurement errors of just a few millimeters can shift geotechnical parameter ...

A forensic geotechnical and geophysical investigation has revealed that monsoon-driven groundwater ponding above low-permeability phyllite bedrock is causing deep-seated, recurrent ...

A first-of-its-kind comparison along Rwanda's Bugesera–Nyanza–Gisagara transmission line shows the Standard Penetration Test performs reliably in mineral soils but overestimates ...

Researchers back-analyzed 20 instrumented static load tests to derive field-calibrated adhesion and friction factors for predicting shaft resistance of large-diameter ...

A Bangladeshi study shows powdered eggshell waste can raise the friction angle of sand from 29 to 38 degrees at ...

A water-reactive polyurethane grout dramatically strengthens the soil-concrete interface of diaphragm walls, cutting porosity by more than half and sealing ...

New 3D simulations at Türkiye's historic Belisirma village reveal that modeling falling rocks as real, irregular bodies rather than point ...

Six 1 g physical model tests show that setback distances for rectangular foundations above active normal faults range from about ...