A database of the mechanical behavior of 25 natural sands was compiled from the existing
literature. Particle shape and size analysis, obtained by dynamic imaging analysis, for each …

Demanding a thorough knowledge of material behaviour and numerical modelling, site
characterisation and in situ test interpretation are no longer just basic empirical …

This paper provides the background to the 50th Rankine Lecture. It considers the growth in
emphasis of the prediction of ground displacements during design in the past two decades …

A number of studies have been conducted recently to investigate the influence of randomly
oriented fibers on the geotechnical behavior of grained soils. However, very few studies …

Deformations of sandy soils around geotechnical structures generally involve strains in the
range small (0· 01%) to medium (0· 5%). In this strain range the soil exhibits non-linear …

An analysis is presented of a database of 67 tests on 21 clays and silts of undrained shear
stress-strain data of fine-grained soils. Normalizations of secant G in terms of initial mean …

Analytical and comprehensive, this state-of-the-art book, examines the mechanics and
engineering of unsaturated soils, as well as explaining the laboratory and field testing and …

Current knowledge on the shear wave velocity (V s) and associated stiffness (G 0) of sand is
built mainly on the results of extensive laboratory studies on clean quartz sands. Often …

The shear stiffness of granular material at small strain levels is a subject of both theoretical
and practical interest. This paper poses two fundamental questions that appear to be …

Correct evaluation of shear modulus and damping characteristics in soils under dynamic
loading is key to both the fundamental understanding of soil behavior and the practical …