The reliability of geomechanical models and engineering designs depend heavily on high-quality data. In geomechanical projects, collecting and analyzing laboratory data is crucial in characterizing the mechanical properties of soils and rocks. Howeve...
In this study, cement was used as a component to provide a stabilizing effect in order to evaluate the hardness and stability of loess soil. To evaluate the strength properties of loess soil reinforced with cement, samples with four distinct cement c...
Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is a green bio-inspired soil solidification technique that depends on the ability of urease-producing bacteria to form calcium carbonate that bonds soil grains and, consequently, improves soil mechanic...
The ability to precisely monitor soil moisture is highly valuable in industries including agriculture and civil engineering. As soil moisture is a spatially erratic and temporally dynamic variable, rapid, cost-effective, widely applicable, and practi...
Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) has turned out to be one of the most applied and user-friendly geophysical methods in geotechnical and geoenvironmental research. ERT is an emerging technology that is becoming popular nowadays for investigatin...
Understanding the role that settlement can have on the base resistance of piles is a crucial matter in the design and safety control of deep foundations under various buildings and infrastructure, especially for long to super-long piles (60–90...
This paper provides a review of the present status of the topic dealt with. The contact and non-contact methods used for rock joint roughness measurement are summarized including their salient features, advantages, and disadvantages. A critical revie...
The cementation medium for ureolytic microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) typically consists of urea and a calcium source. While some studies have augmented this basic medium, the effects of adding substrates such as ammonium ch...
Rock mechanics and the estimation of their material properties through field tests are important aspects and challengees in civil and geotechnical engineering. However, this procedure is expensive and difficult to attain, while the machine learning a...
The thermal conductivity of materials is a crucial property with diverse applications, particularly in engineering. Understanding soil thermal conductivity is crucial for designing efficient geothermal systems, predicting soil temperatures, and asses...
The study explores the capabilities of large language models (LLMs), particularly GPT-4, in understanding and solving geotechnical problems, a specialised area that has not been extensively examined in previous research. Employing a question bank obt...
The mechanical efficiency of soil stabilization with cement is mainly controlled by various parameters, namely, the amount of binder, the compaction soil state and the curing conditions. The strength of the treated soil is the result of a complex com...
Severe climatic and environmental conditions warrant the use of stabilization agents in aid of compaction for sustainable improvement in engineering properties of clays. Physicochemical agents are a viable option because they are cost effective, envi...
The design of fiber-reinforced soil structures, such as embankments and pavements, can be carried out using the results of unconsolidated, undrained triaxial compression tests conducted on specimens at their “as-compacted” water content a...
Geotechnical engineering relies heavily on predicting soil strength to ensure safe and efficient construction projects. This paper presents a study on the accurate prediction of soil strength properties, focusing on hydrated-lime activated rice husk...
In northern Canada where permafrost is prevalent, a persistent shortage of accessible, affordable, and high-quality housing has been ongoing for decades. The design of foundations in permafrost presents unique engineering challenges due to permafrost...
Understanding the behavior of weak rock masses is important for predicting the stability of structures under different loading conditions. Traditional models such as the generalized Hoek–Brown and Coulomb weak plane are widely used; however, th...
Given the abundance and importance of earth retention structures, the problem of seismic earth pressure has attracted not only the research community but also industry and government establishments. The dynamic response, even in the case of the simpl...
Artificial ground freezing (AGF) has emerged as a prominent treatment method due to its ability to mechanically strengthen the soil while reducing its permeability. However, its implementation has raised concerns about its impact, particularly with r...
Hydrogeochemical processes contribute to long-term alterations in key physical properties of a porous medium, including porosity, tortuosity, and permeability, making it essential to understand their evolution and address clogging-dominated problems...
This study proposes a method of gradually loading plate load on-site using lever arms to squeeze out pore water from clayey soils, allowing the soil to settle. Several types of tests were conducted, including a conventional field plate load test (CFP...
Field tests are the most suitable method to determine geotechnical parameters. Owing to some restrictions in field tests, physical modeling has been widely accepted as a proper method to define mathematical correlations among geotechnical parameters....
Soil reinforcement using geosynthetics is an efficient and cost-effective solution for a variety of geotechnical structures. Along with the increasing use of geosynthetics, there is a need to expand and enhance the design methodologies for these elem...
The geotechnical behavior of cohesionless soils is governed by field conditions. Such soils exist in two distinct forms, namely: disintegrated, such as fresh sediments under no overburden and/or no suction, and intact, such as old deposits with overb...
The geotechnical properties of municipal solid waste (MSW) are required to design and maintain a landfill structure. Several landfill failures occurring in recent times have led to the loss of revenue and people. This study aims to investigate the im...
This paper presents a comprehensive study in which non-destructive testing utilizing ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV), considering both pressure (P) waves and shear (S) waves, was used to assess the compressive strength (CS) of rubberized bricks. Thes...
In recent years, slope failure caused by heavy rainfall from linear precipitation bands has occurred frequently, causing extensive damage. Predicting slope failure is an important and necessary issue. A method used to predict the time of failure has...
Screw piles (often referred to as helical piles) are widely used to resist axial and lateral loads as deep foundations. Multi-helix piles experience complex interactions between the plates which depend on the soil properties, pile stiffness, helix di...
This paper seeks to investigate the effect of rainfall intensity on the occurrence of shallow landslides by means of a series of flume tests. Coarse-grained material was used to build a slope, and several rainfall events with an intensity of either 4...
Building information modeling (BIM) in the planning and construction of infrastructure projects, such as roads, tunnels, and excavations, requires the generation of comprehensive 3D subsoil models that encompass relevant geological and geotechnical i...
This paper reviews numerical methods used to simulate desiccation cracks in clayey soils. It examines five numerical approaches: Finite Element (FEM), Lattice Boltzmann (LBM), Discrete Element (DEM), Cellular Automaton (CAM), and Phase Field (PFM) Me...
Constructing embankments over soft soils is a challenge for geotechnical engineers due to large settlements. Among diverse ground-improvement methods, combining piles and geosynthetics (e.g., geosynthetic-reinforced piles, deep cement mixing columns,...
The geotechnical characterisation of offshore wind farm sites requires measurement or estimation of the small-strain shear stiffness
This research proposes an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital twin framework for highway slope stability risk monitoring and prediction. For highway slope stability, a digital twin replicates the geological and structural conditions of highw...
A soil–foundation–structure system (SFSS) often exhibits different responses compared to a fixed-base structure when subjected to earthquake ground motion. Both kinematic and inertial soil–foundation–structure interactions can...
This study investigates the stability of fine-grained sandy soil slopes under varying rainfall intensities, durations, and geotechnical properties using a parametric analysis within GeoStudio. A total of 4416 unique parameter combinations were analyz...
Remove-and-replace with suitable material has been the primary solution used for improving subgrades in Michigan, USA, when weak subgrades are encountered in road construction. Considering the large extent of silty and clayey soils found in southeast...
In some cases, the water content in granular soil increases to the extent that it becomes saturated, which noticeably alters its responses. For example, the pore water pressure within saturated granular soil would increase rapidly under sudden extern...
Simulations of rock damage and gas transport following underground explosions that omit preexisting fracture networks in the subsurface cannot fully characterize the influence of geo-structural variability on gas transport. Previous studies do not co...
Understanding the dynamic interaction between piles and the surrounding soil under vehicular impacts is essential for effectively designing and optimizing soil-embedded vehicle barrier systems. The complex behavior of pile–soil systems under im...
Resonant column (RC) and the torsional simple shear (TOSS) tests have shown proven competency in acquiring precise and repeatable measurements regarding the shear modulus and damping ratio of soil. For most dynamic geotechnical problems, the shear mo...
This paper examines the effects of collapsible soil structure on shear wave velocity. The study attempts to simulate hydraulic fill sand deposits, which represent a natural soil deposition process that can result in a collapsible soil structure. A se...
This paper assesses the effectiveness of different unsupervised Bayesian changepoint detection (BCPD) methods for identifying soil layers, using data from cone penetration tests (CPT). It compares four types of BCPD methods: a previously utilised off...
The Wave Equation Analysis of Pile Driving (WEAP) has been widely used to determine drivability, predict static resistance, and assure the integrity of piles in soils. Assigning static and dynamic properties of Soil-based Intermediate Geomaterials (S...
Hurricane Helene triggered 1792 landslides across western North Carolina and has caused damage to 79 bridges to date. Helene hit western North Carolina days after a low-pressure system dropped up to 254 mm of rain in some locations of western North C...
One common method of estimating emax and emin for mixtures of sand and silt requires that the values of several empirical constants be determined. These empirical constants are the filling coefficients, a, and embedment coefficients, b, which can be...
This work investigates the equilibrium stage of the crack propagation of a fine-grained soil after several drying and wetting cycles (shrinkage and swelling hysteresis). This stage is found to be crucial in practical engineering since the soil contin...
Wildfires have a strong influence on various geotechnical and hydraulic properties of soils and sediments, which may become more vulnerable to landslides or debris flows. In the present study, a case investigation of the 2018 post-wildfire debris flo...
Interactions between soil, fluids (e.g., water), and structures are intrinsic to most geotechnical problems. However, these can be extremely complex and further understanding is needed in this field. Soil–water–structure interactions can...
Inclined piles have been widely applied as one of the countermeasures against large lateral spreading induced by soil liquefaction during earthquakes. However, the unsatisfactory performance of inclined piles in past events has impeded their applicat...
