Since unsaturated soil conditions are normally experienced above the groundwater table,
most treated or stabilised soils for roadworks, earth dams' embankments, landfill sites …

During heavy rainfalls, the surface soil on a slope may be eroded and the erosion is much
dependent on the tensile strength of soil. In addition, the tensile strength of soil is also one of …

This paper discusses the second-order reliability-based design optimization (SORBDO) of
unsaturated finite slopes. An efficient search algorithm is proposed to locate the most …

The study of unsaturated behavior of soils pivots around the relationship between soil
suction and the amount of water content present in the soil mass, which is termed as soil …

Qualitative and quantitative assessments evaluate the structural vulnerability of liquid
storage tanks. Liquid storage tanks are typically constructed and operated in areas with hard …

Unsaturated soil properties such as soil–water characteristic curve (SWCC) and shear
strength are required for seepage and stability flow analyses in various geo-engineering …

A novel statistical framework was developed to quantify the variability of the fitting
parameters of the soil–water characteristic curve (SWCC). Reliable estimation of the mean …

A novel framework was developed for the stability analysis of spatially variable slopes under
rainfall by approximating the performance function in standard normal space by a second …

First-and second-order reliability-based optimization of rainfall-triggered slope failures has
not received significant attention in the past few decades. The application of first-order …

The soil‒water characteristic curve (SWCC) defines the relationship between the amount of
water in soil and soil suction. The SWCC is commonly used to estimate the hydraulic …