Geotechnical engineering has matured sufficiently to contribute to resolving some of
society's grand challenges. The 56th Rankine Lecture considered one of the most pressing …

New methods are required to combine the information contained in the passive electrical
and seismic signals to detect, localize and monitor hydromechanical disturbances in porous …

This paper presents the results of an experimental and numerical investigation on the
collapse of dykes involving soft soils. Nine centrifuge tests were carried out to investigate the …

A significant challenge for engineers working with peat is the estimation of the undrained
shear strength (su). This is particularly the case for shallow, slightly overconsolidated peats …

Peat deposits are complex natural formations encountered in many geographical areas.
Peat itself is considered as a challenging geomaterial, with many aspects of its behaviour …

Embankment and dyke stability in the Netherlands has always been evaluated by effective
stress analysis. The subsoil of most of these structures is organic, weak and soft, but the …

The low submerged unit weights of peats usually lead to low effective self-weight stresses,
stiffnesses and undrained shear strengths. These features, in combination with high …

Peat is a very variable but normally weak material. While engineering failures involving peat
are common, the full diversity of engineering behaviours exhibited by peat has not been well …

Estimation of critical water pressure is important for inducing hydraulic fracturing in fill dam
experimental studies. To review the mechanism of hydraulic fracturing, model tests …

In this paper guidance is given for the assessment of peat strength for stability assessments
based on laboratory undrained simple shear tests. When considering the stability of peat …