Pile-supported geosynthetic-reinforced embankments, as effective foundation improvements, are being used increasingly often in the construction of highway and railway engineering at present. The geosynthetic-reinforced load transfer platform in the h...
This study systematically investigates the post-construction settlement behavior of high-fill red clay embankments, focusing on the influences of three key factors (water content, degree of compaction, and lift thickness) and the effectiveness of geo...
Property of geotechnical materials has inherent uncertainty due to the complex formation process and inevitable test error. However, existing long-term deformation prediction methods for geotechnical structure such as a filling embankment are determi...
Deep lacustrine–fluvial soft ground at the Songyanghu Terminal (Phase III), Yueyang Chenglingji Port, was treated using vacuum wellpoint dewatering combined with dynamic compaction. A two-dimensional coupled solid-mechanics-Darcy model in coupl...
A comprehensive compaction technology combining layered compaction by vibratory rollers and interlayer heavy tamping is proposed and applied to an embankment project to improve the compaction effects of high loess embankments. The compression charact...
The load and settlement histories of stage-constructed embankments provide critical insights into long-term surface behavior under embankment loading. However, these data often remain underutilized in predicting post-construction settlement in the ab...
Roadbeds constructed on soft clay foundations often experience substantial post-construction settlement under long-term traffic loading. To investigate this phenomenon, numerical simulations were conducted to study the vibration response of various r...
Jet grouted piles are widely used to reduce post-construction settlement of soft clay roadbeds. Nevertheless, it is easy to cause ground heave due to the jet grouted pile. According to the analytical method and numerical method, a sensitivity analysi...
Mud-protected bored piles are widely used in foundation engineering due to their high bearing capacity and strong adaptability to various geological conditions. However, the formation of mud skin around the pile shaft and sediment at the pile bottom...
Expressways are often built on soft ground, the foundation of which is not processed adequately during the construction period. Consequently, the traffic safety and embankment stability will be seriously affected due to uneven settlement. The technol...
Post-construction settlement in embankments is a crucial quality indicator and a significant factor influencing the long-term stability of roadbeds. Especially for the mixed-fill materials, by considering the uncertainty of composition and mechanical...
In response to the problem of significant post-construction settlement that may occur in a motor racing circuit (MRC), two representative composite foundation testing areas, PHC pile (pre-tensioned spun high-strength concrete pile) and CFG pile (ceme...
Highway widening is an important way to improve the existing expressway capacity and promote the development of transportation systems. The differential settlement between the old and new subgrade is the key factor to evaluate whether it is necessary...
In recent years, there appears to be a notable transition towards preserving heritage on a regional scale, aiming to promote the authenticity and integrity of traditional settlements. The complex natural topography of these settlements, along with th...
Roadbed construction typically employs layered and staged filling, characterized by a periodic feature of ‘layered filling—filling interval’. The load and settlement histories established during staged construction offer crucial ins...
High-speed railways are built in deep soft-soil foundations interlayered with hard materials. However, the hard layers cannot be penetrated by conventional foundation treatment. Moreover, the project cost is sometimes prohibitive, which is an issue f...
A database of 195 field records of long-term settlement of high-rise buildings in Shanghai soft coastal clays is presented. The collected field records are divided into two categories based on pile type, i.e., bored pile and precast pile. Based on th...
This research addresses the characteristics of soft soil subgrades treated by soilbags filled with excavated clayey soil. We evaluated of the strength and deformation modulus of soilbags containing excavated soil using unconfined compression tests. I...
Highways constructed on stratified foundations with thick soft soil interlayers in the Yellow River floodplain of Shandong Province have experienced long-term settlement. However, accurately predicting subgrade settlement caused by the secondary cons...
It is difficult to meet environmental requirements via the coarse treatment methods of landfilling and open-air storage of construction waste. At the same time, the consumption of building materials in highway engineering is enormous. Using construct...
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High-speed railways have strict standards of infrastructure deformation and post-construction settlement. The interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) has the ability to detect ground deformation with a high accuracy and wide coverage and is...
Accurate prediction of post-construction settlement in high-speed railway (HSR) soft foundations is critical for operational safety yet challenging due to the non-equidistant and non-stationary nature of observation data. This study systematically ev...
Water management among the Chagga people of Kilimanjaro has involved community collaboration in the construction, ownership and management of water infrastructures. Since the second half of the second millennium AD, the Chagga settlement on the lower...
This paper presents three refinements in ground-based radar interferometer (GB-radar) measurement for bridge load testing: (1) GB-radar phase jumps were detected for the first time on bridge tower displacement monitoring, and a recovery method is pre...
In mountainous areas, high-filled subgrade often experiences significant post-construction settlement. Prematurely paving the cement-stabilized gravel layer on an unstable subgrade can easily lead to subsequent cracking. To accurately predict the set...
The advantage of a prefabricated building is its ease of construction. Concrete is one of the essential components of prefabricated buildings. A large amount of waste concrete from prefabricated buildings will be produced during the demolition of con...
To ensure the safe operation of embankment projects in flood detention areas, this study systematically investigates the rehabilitation and filling works of the embankment on soft foundation in the Fuhua Area of the Huayang River flood detention basi...
Back-to-back geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls (BBGRSWs) are commonly used in embankments approaching bridges and narrow spaces. However, the available literature and design guidelines for BBGRSWs are limited. The aims of this research were to devel...
Coastal defense has traditionally relied on hard infrastructures like breakwaters, dykes, and groins to protect harbors, settlements, and beaches from the impacts of longshore drift and storm waves. The prolonged exposure to wave erosion and dynamic...
Prefabricated vertical drains are critical for accelerating pore-water pressure dissipation and consolidating water-saturated soft soils in coastal and riverine environments. Straw drainage boards, composed of agricultural straw and polylactic acid (...
The Nerang Broadbeach Roadway (NBR) embankment in Australia is founded on soft clay deposits. The embankment sections were preloaded and surcharged-preloaded to limit the post-construction deformation and to avoid stability failure. In this paper, we...
In the southeastern coastal regions of China, thick layers of marine soft soil are widely distributed, exhibiting characteristics such as high compressibility, high porosity, low strength, high sensitivity, and easy thixotropy, and these viscoelastic...
Urban growth is increasingly shifting from horizontal expansion to vertical development, resulting in skylines dominated by high-rise buildings. The post-construction operations and maintenance of these buildings are critical, requiring regular struc...
Construction-induced mutual disturbance exerts a substantial influence on the ground settlement of double-line tunnels, and the ground settlement of double-line tunnels differs under varying excavation conditions. This study deeply analyzes the groun...
Undercrossing construction can cause severe structural deformation of the above existing tunnel in operation. The induced longitudinal differential settlement between the segments can pose a huge risk to running subways, hence it is of great importan...
Anthropogenic activity interacts with urban form and inner metabolic processes, ultimately impacting urban sustainability. China’s cities have experienced many environmental issues and metabolic disturbances since the nation-wide market-oriented “ref...
State-of-the-art geotechnical and structural analyses commonly rely on finite-element analysis, treating soil and structure models separately. Incorporating the overall stiffness of the structure into the geotechnical model enables more realistic set...
A coupling method is presented to integrate well-known geotechnical modeling commercial programs with a reliability one. Coupling enables us to use transformation methods, such as the first-order reliability method (FORM), to evaluate the reliability...
Using construction and demolition waste (CDW) as road subgrade filling materials is an excellent way to solve the disparity between increased demand and road construction aggregate shortages. However, a key quality control problem is predicting the s...
With the development of the economy in China, original roads may be unable to cope with the existing traffic. The expansion of the old embankment is the core problem for road expansion. Soft foundation differential settlements and pavement cracking a...
In the present study, the impact of the construction of the sewerage network (2014) on groundwater quality was studied on the example of a middle-sized settlement in the Great Hungarian Plain and changes in water quality were assessed using GIS and m...
The extensive development of urban underground space increases the risk of deformation to adjacent structures during deep excavations. This study investigates the response of three low-strength strip-foundation buildings (#4, #8, and #11 of the Ningg...
The newly constructed Luofengshan Tunnel obliquely underpasses the operating Hanyicun railway tunnel, requiring an integrated assessment of deformation response and service safety. This study combined field monitoring, ultrasonic shear-wave reflectio...
To investigate the influence of segmental lining width on ground and tunnel deformation during shield tunneling beneath residential buildings, a numerical analysis model was established using Midas GTS NX based on the engineering context of the Guang...
To investigate the bearing characteristics of super-long and large-diameter cast-in-place piles with combined pile-end and pile-side post-grouting, double-load-box self-balanced static-load tests were conducted on two such piles of the Yellow River B...
In the renewal of rural self-built houses, dispersed construction patterns, insufficient design guidance, and resource constraints often lead to tensions between individual building needs and the overall settlement landscape. Grounded in the theory o...
The disposal of high-water-content bentonite slurry generated from underground construction presents prominent environmental and technical challenges, calling for low-carbon and efficient consolidation technologies. This study proposes an integrated...
Traditional villages commonly face functional decline and vitality loss amid modernization, which severely threatens the long-term cultural and ecological sustainability of rural heritage spaces. Commercial settlements, evolved along ancient trade ro...
The viaduct is an important infrastructure for urban sustainable development, but it will inevitably pass through a coal mining subsidence area in coal resource-based cities, which poses a threat to the construction and operation of the viaduct. Howe...
On 19 September 2021, a strombolian volcanic eruption began on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands. This event resulted in the destruction of 73 km of roads, urban infrastructure, numerous houses, and agricultural crops, affecting approximat...
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