More and more oceanic projects involve calcareous sand–marine clay mixtures which
behave totally different from pure calcareous sand and marine clay. The effect of clay …

Weathered gap-graded soils are a common geological body in mountainous regions, and
they are widely used as construction materials. The shear strength is the controlling …

The wide engineered application of compacted expansive soils necessitates understanding
their behavior under field conditions. The results of this study demonstrate how seasonal …

Gap‐graded granular soils are common natural soils composed of cohesionless granular
matrix and rock aggregates. Since they are widely used as construction materials worldwide …

Expansive clays present serious issues in a variety of engineering applications, including
roadways, light buildings, and infrastructure, because of their notable volume changes with …

Sandy soils produced from offshore engineering and dredging activities usually possess a
fine fraction beyond the “transitional fine content”. The soils have a wide range initial water …

The determination of the shear strength of coarse-grained soils in standard shear devices is
a challenging task due to the presence of large grains. Three approaches could be used to …

The shear strength characteristics of compacted bentonite preferred as feasible
buffer/backfill component is essential to the mechanical stability of the multi-barrier system in …

In this paper, the compression behavior of sand-marine clay mixtures was investigated, both
experimentally and theoretically. The test data reveal that the Normal Compression Line of a …

The design of sustainable infrastructure roads in semi-arid highly expansive soil is of
concern to the geotechnical and pavement design engineers. The damage and distress …