Within sites affected by industrial, domestic, and agricultural contaminants, the geotechnical
characteristics of soils are susceptible to a certain degree of deterioration. The resultant …

Thermal backfill is essential for projects such as underground crude oil pipelines and crude
oil storage tanks to control the heat migration from the source. The properties of locally …

The rapid population growth and urbanization all over India have created a need for the
development of infrastructure which ultimately increases the demand even to utilize the most …

Structured marine clay is commonly encountered in offshore engineering projects and
engineers are concerned about its impact on the engineering properties of marine clay as …

The geotechnical behaviour of organic clayey soils is always unpredictable as it depends on
various parameters like organic matter, organic percentage, soil type, aggregate stability …

Preparation of normally consolidated (NC) claybeds under 1g condition is a prolonged
process with challenges (eg, nonuniform settlement, formation of vertical cracks) that grow …

Organic matter is widely distributed in soils, which has remarkably influenced geotechnical
engineering. The difference of the soil's structure, chemical constitution, and organic content …

Soils containing organic matter exhibit low shear strength and high compressibility. Lime
stabilisation has been shown to improve the engineering properties of clayey soils. An …

Peat is a unique soil type whose properties vary widely compared to other soils due to its
high water content, low shear strength and high compressibility. Thus, construction on peat …

As an essential component of sludge, soil organic matter is also the most energetic
component of the sludge solid phase. However, the organic content of sludge reduces the …