A state-of-the-art review on the dynamic characteristics of untreated and treated soils by traditional, recycled, and sustainable stabilizers

SAK Ahmed, AH Vakili, İ Keskin, Mİ Onur - Transportation Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
Assessing the subsurface geological conditions beneath a structure is crucial, as soils
inherently tend to lose intergranular strength when subjected to static or dynamic loads …

Improvement of low plasticity clay with crushed glass: A mechanical and microstructural study

STAM Perera, M Saberian, J Zhu, R Roychand… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Low plasticity clays are found in abundance worldwide, exerting undue stresses on civil
structures, road pavements and railway infrastructure, owing to the periodic settlement …

Mechanical and physical properties and cyclic swell-shrink behaviour of expansive clay improved by recycled glass

A Al-Taie, E Yaghoubi, PLP Wasantha… - … Journal of Pavement …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The stabilisation of expansive clay subgrades using recycled glass (RG) was proposed, as a
sustainable ground improvement technique. Previous studies mainly focused on using RG …

Field performance evaluation of recycled aggregate blends used for backfilling deep excavated trenches

A Al-Taie, E Yaghoubi, M Disfani… - International Journal …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
Utilizing natural expansive clays that are available on-site as sewer trench backfill can
cause destructive deformations due to volume changes, which are caused by seasonal …

[HTML][HTML] Swelling and collapse behavior of unsaturated expansive subgrades stabilized with recycled glass

A Al-Taie, E Yaghoubi, PLP Wasantha… - Transportation …, 2023 - Elsevier
The swelling and collapse behaviors of expansive soils cause significant damage to light
infrastructures such as pavements. This study investigates the swell-collapse behavior of …

[HTML][HTML] Recycled aggregate blends for backfilling deep trenches in trafficable areas

A Al-Taie, E Yaghoubi, E Gmehling… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Limited supplies of natural aggregates for backfilling pipeline trenches in trafficable areas
have led to considering secondary resources. Utilizing blends entirely made of recycled …

Investigating the impact of vinyl acetate-ethylene polymer on the mechanical and microstructural properties of expansive clay subgrade

M Saberian, STAM Perera, J Zhu… - Road Materials and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The construction sector has undergone significant reforms towards increased sustainability
in recent decades. Therefore, there has been a great interest in developing alternative …

Performance of recycled waste aggregate mixed with crushed glass over a weak subgrade

SNM Tafreshi, AA Khanjani, AR Dawson… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Aggregate layers, 200–400 mm thick and formed of Construction and Demolition
Waste (CDW) alone or mixed with 5%, 10% or 15% of Crushed Waste Glass (CWG), were …

The efficiency of the benefits of tire-derived aggregate backfill for buried concrete pipes beneath paved and unpaved roads

S Alzabeebee, SM Alshibany, S Keawsawasvong… - Infrastructures, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tire-derived aggregate (TDA) has been proposed in recent studies to be considered as part
of backfill soil to reduce stress and strain developed in buried pipes. However, little attention …

Satellite imaging techniques for ground movement monitoring of a deep pipeline trench backfilled with recycled materials

B Teodosio, A Al-Taie, E Yaghoubi, PLP Wasantha - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
The damage to pipeline infrastructures caused by reactive soils has been a critical
challenge for asset owners. Sustainable backfilling materials have recently gained interest …