Levees are essential structures in flood defense systems, and their failures can lead to
devastating consequences on the surrounding territories. One of the failure mechanisms …

This paper presents a simple, cost effective and reliable image processing technique for
deformation measurement in geotextiles during wide width tensile strength tests. Localised …

Using naturally occurring processes to modify the engineering properties of the subsurface
has received increasing attention from industry and research communities as they aid in the …

In the Arctic pipelines for the transportation of oil and gas are buried into the sea floor. In
some areas, however, the estimation of a safe burial depth is hampered by the possibility …

Oil and gas produced in the Arctic seas is transported by offshore buried pipes. In some
areas, however, the estimation of a safe burial depth is hampered by the possibility that ice …

A test programme has been carried out in the geotechnical centrifuge of the University of
Delft to investigate how different design parameters influence the failure mechanisms and …

The standard penetration test (SPT) is one of the most widely used in-situ penetration tests
for subsurface exploration. Its suitability for assessing and predicting the design parameters …

A levee built to the Austrian standard cross-section was tested in a geotechnical centrifuge
at 100 g. The core soil was compacted to achieve a relative density of 97% to closely model …

Flood protection structures, like dikes or levees, are crucial for coastal and deltaic regions
around the world. These structures often stand over a low-permeable foundation layer that …

To conduct landslide risk assessment and structural health monitoring, it is important to
understand the overall failure evolution process that ranges from small-strain initiation to …