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Design of Gabion Walls

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Gabion walls are made up of row upon row of orthogonal cages or baskets (gabions) which are filled with rock fragments/cobbles and tied together....
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Bridges

New Insights on the Failure of Fukae Bridge (Kobe 1995)

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Researchers from the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland have offered new insights on the failure of Fukae Bridge during...
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Foundations

Negative Skin Friction on Pile Foundation

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Negative skin friction is a downward drag force exerted on a pile by the soil surrounding it. This is the reverse of the normal...
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Geotechnical Engineering

Normally Consolidated and Overconsolidated Soils

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When a saturated clay is subjected to external pressure, the pressure is initially taken up by the water in the pores thereby leading to...
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Geotechnical Engineering

Application of Effective Stress Concept in the Analysis of Cohesive Soils

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The application of load on a saturated soil increases the pore water pressure. This sets up a hydraulic gradient which causes the water to...
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Geotechnical Engineering

Evaluation of Surcharge Pressure of Pad Foundations on Retaining Walls

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Surcharge pressure on earth retaining walls can arise from different sources such as loads from adjacent buildings, fills, roadways and traffic actions, construction activities,...
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Foundations

Sheet Pile Walls and their Uses

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Sheet pile walls are thin retaining walls constructed to retain earth, water, or any other fill material. They are typically thinner than masonry or...
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Geotechnical Engineering

Effects of Diesel Contamination on the Engineering Properties of Natural Soils

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Soil contamination is a serious problem and major environmental problem worldwide. Oil contamination of soils can occur as a result of oil drilling and...
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Geotechnical Engineering

Recommended Depth of Exploration for Site Investigation

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Soil is a complex and highly variable product of nature, and the extent of this variation is known in advance. As a result, site...
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Geotechnical Engineering

Plates on Elastic Foundation

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Many problems of practical importance can be related to the solution of plates resting on an elastic foundation. Reinforced concrete pavements of highways and...
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Geotechnical Engineering

Modulus of Subgrade Reaction of Soils

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The modulus of subgrade reaction ks (also called the coefficient of subgrade reaction of soil) is the ratio between the pressure against a flat...
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Foundations

Difference Between Pile Load Test and Pile Integrity Test

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Pile foundations are slender structures used to transmit superstructure load to firmer sub-soil stratum beneath the natural ground surface. They can also be used...
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