Unsaturated soil mechanics has rapidly become a part of geotechnical engineering practice
as a result of solutions that have emerged to a number of key problems (or challenges). The …

It has been reported that the pavement performance predicted by the current mechanistic-
empirical pavement design shows low or no sensitivity to subgrade and unbound layers …

Shear strength of unsaturated soil is an important engineering property in various
geotechnical designs. In response to varying climatic conditions, unsaturated soil behaves …

This paper proposes a new water retention model for unsaturated soils, which takes into
account capillary condensation of adsorbed water. In this model, the degree of saturation of …

Shear strength is one of the fundamental properties of unsaturated soils. It has been found to
change with matric suction. Various shear strength equations have been proposed for …

This paper provides a summary of nineteen empirical procedures or techniques that are
available for predicting or estimating the shear strength of unsaturated soils. While six of …

Most of the recently postulated unsaturated shear strength models have been calibrated
only for a short variety of soils. In addition, these models are yet to be extended and …

Soil shear strength is the most fundamental property when designing structures in the
ground and should be carefully assessed and understood. Several empirical models were …

Procedures that allow the prediction of some properties of unsaturated soils or the
minimization of the number of tests needed to measure them are advantageous because the …

Tailing dams are complex geotechnical systems comprising of an embankment and a basin
containing the waste products from the mining processes. These structures are …