Strength performance of cement/slag-based stabilized soft clays

L Liu, A Zhou, Y Deng, Y Cui, Z Yu, C Yu - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental study on the strength behaviour of the soils stabilized
by the composite of steel slag, cement and metakaolin (SCM composite), at different clay …

Effect of granular structure and initial suction on shear strength of GMZ bentonite for deep geological disposal

F Peng, D Sun, Y Yao, Y Tan - Applied Clay Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Granular bentonites have recently attracted increasing attention to serve as
buffering/backfilling material alternatives in deep geological repository for disposing high …

Hydro-mechanical behavior of expansive soils with different dry densities over a wide suction range

J Zhang, G Niu, X Li, D Sun - Acta Geotechnica, 2020 - Springer
Many civil engineering projects are related to hydro-mechanical behavior of unsaturated
expansive soils over a wide suction range, which was investigated by imposing suctions on …

A Simplified Method for Bearing-Capacity Analysis of Energy Piles Integrating Temperature-Dependent Model of Soil–Water Characteristic Curve

TA Pham, M Sutman - Journal of Geotechnical and …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
The bearing resistance of energy piles in the presence of temperature effects has not been
thoroughly investigated, preventing the perfecting of energy pile design methods …

Hydromechanical behavior of unsaturated soil with different initial densities over a wide suction range

Y Gao, D Sun, Z Zhu, Y Xu - Acta geotechnica, 2019 - Springer
Many civil engineering projects are related to hydromechanical behavior of unsaturated
soils over a wide suction range, which was investigated by imposing suctions on clayey silt …

An enhanced deep learning method for accurate and robust modelling of soil stress–strain response

N Zhang, A Zhou, YF Jin, ZY Yin, SL Shen - Acta Geotechnica, 2023 - Springer
The representation of soil stress–strain response by using neural networks has received
considerable attention as a promising data-driven method. Recently, a magnitude-related …

A Review on Soils Treated with Biopolymers Based on Unsaturated Soil Theory

J Zhang, J Liu - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Adding different materials to soil can improve its engineering properties, but traditional
materials such as cement, lime, fly ash, etc., have caused pollution to the environment …

Predicting shear strength of unsaturated soils over wide suction range

Y Gao, D Sun, A Zhou, J Li - International Journal of Geomechanics, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Unsaturated soils over a wide suction range are widespread in nature. The shear strength of
unsaturated soils is a fundamental property in various geotechnical designs. In this paper, a …

Effect of initial void ratio on the tensile strength of unsaturated silty soils

Y Gao, Z Li, W Cui, D Sun, H Yu - Acta Geotechnica, 2023 - Springer
The tensile strength of unsaturated soils is a fundamental property in various geotechnical
designs. Reliable estimation of the tensile strength of unsaturated soils, in particular fine …

Estimating unconfined compressive strength of unsaturated cemented soils using alternative evolutionary approaches

N Kardani, A Zhou, SL Shen, M Nazem - Transportation Geotechnics, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of cement as a curing agent has been widely adopted in soft soil engineering to
increase the strength of soft soil. The cemented soil is gradually exposed to the air and in a …