The heterogeneity of natural soils is well known in geotechnical practice. However, the
importance of quantifying the resulting variability in geotechnical characterisation and …

A complete characterization detailing the intricate and complex response of geomaterials
remains a challenging task that can only be realized on a partial basis via a careful drilling …

The pressuremeter is a versatile piece of ground investigation equipment that can be used
to test any type of soil or rock in situ. It quantifies in-situ stress, stiffness, strength and …

Whether the critical state friction angle of granular materials depends on grading is a
fundamental question of both academic and practical interest. The present study attempts to …

Over the past decades coastal marshes around the world have declined dramatically. Their
deterioration is controlled by scarcity of sediments, erosion and accelerated rise of relative …

An analysis was made of an extensive series of oedometer and triaxial tests on intact
samples of silts and silty clays from the lagoon of Venice, as well as a more limited series of …

This paper presents a comparative study on shear responses at the phase transformation,
peak, and critical states together with the evolution of particle breakage of uniform-, gap-and …

This study is part of an extensive research program carried out at the Treporti test site
(Venice, Italy), where a cylindrical trial embankment was constructed and monitored from the …

A database of research-quality piezocone test (CPTU) results and shear wave velocity V s
measurements, assembled in the context of an ambitious research project carried out at the …

The geotechnical characterisation of offshore wind farm sites requires measurement or
estimation of the small-strain shear stiffness G max of the subsoil. This parameter can be …