Geomechanical behaviour of a soft soil stabilised with alkali-activated blast-furnace slags

M Corrêa-Silva, T Miranda, M Rouainia… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of industrial by-products in the context of soil stabilisation has recently been
explored as a mean to substitute the massive use of ordinary Portland cement (OPC), whose …

Experimental investigation of the bond strength between GFRP and steel bars and soil-cement

H Bayesteh, E Safraei, M Sharifi - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Steel rebars have been used in soil-cement mixtures to increase their flexural capacity in
shoring projects. However, the interaction of the reinforcing rebars and soil-cement and their …

Long-term cyclic performance of offshore jacked piles in structured clays: Insights from model testing

P Zhou, F Dai, S Yang, Y Liu, Z Yan, M Wei - Marine Structures, 2025 - Elsevier
Marine soft clays are known for their poor engineering properties, which, when subjected to
prolonged static and dynamic loading, can lead to excessive settlement of offshore pile …

Stress–dilatancy behavior of cemented sand: Comparison between bonding provided by cement and biocement

L Wang, J Chu, S Wu, H Wang - Acta Geotechnica, 2021 - Springer
Biocement as an alternative to cement for soil improvement has been studied for the past
decade. A comparative study on the cementation effect on the mechanical behavior of sand …

Microstructure, strength and durability of nano-cemented soils under different seawater conditions: laboratory study

Q Chen, R Yu, T Gaoliang, S Nimbalkar - Acta Geotechnica, 2023 - Springer
Cemented soils are subjected to a variety of adverse environmental conditions in the marine
environment, including corrosive seawater exposure, the dry–wet cycle, and temperature …

Experimental characterization and 3D DEM simulation of bond breakages in artificially cemented sands with different bond strengths when subjected to triaxial …

Z Li, YH Wang, CH Ma, CMB Mok - Acta Geotechnica, 2017 - Springer
This paper describes the mechanical behavior of artificially cemented sands with strong,
intermediate, and weak bond strengths, using experimentation and 3D discrete element …

Numerical simulation of horizontal bearing characteristics of cement-soil reinforced rock-socketed steel pipe monopile considering cementation damage

B Zeng, D Zhang, J Xu, T Xu, A Wang… - Computers and …, 2023 - Elsevier
To investigate the effects of cement-soil around offshore wind farm rock-socketed steel pipe
monopile on the horizontal bearing capacity, a three-dimensional numerical model of clay …

Characterization of volume change and strength behavior of micro-silica and lime-stabilized Cyprus clay

S GhavamShirazi, H Bilsel - Acta Geotechnica, 2021 - Springer
This study aims to assess the suitability of micro-silica (MS) as an industrial waste to modify
the hydro-mechanical behavior of expansive soil in comparison with the use of lime as a …

Investigation into strength development mechanism of lime-modified dehydrated clay of slurry shield tunneling operation

F Min, J Dai, N Zhang, J Ma, L Zhang, B Li - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Large amount of waste soil is produced during shield tunnel construction. to the goal of
achieving the resource utilization of it becomes more urgent. In this study, dehydrated clay …

Effect of soil structure on penetration response of jacked piles: model tests in structured clays

P Zhou, F Dai, J Li - International Journal of Geomechanics, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
Laboratory model tests were conducted on artificially structured clays using self-developed
equipment to better understand the penetration mechanism of jacked piles in structured …