A high-speed railway must support fast-moving vehicles and have strict low-deformation
requirements. However, many high-speed railways encounter the problem of abnormal …

Mud pumping under railway tracks has received increasing attention from academic and
practical perspectives in recent decades, however, the actual mechanisms and possible …

Lime concrete and lime treatment are two attractive techniques for geotechnical engineers.
However, researches have rarely been carried out to study the effects of moisture and …

Red mudstone is a problematic soil that is easily subjected to weathering, disintegrating,
and swelling. In this study, a series of large-scale cyclic triaxial tests were performed to …

The weakening and softening behavior of soft clay subjected to cyclic loading due to the
build-up of excess pore water pressure is well-known. During the design stage of the …

The present work determined the influence of superhydrophobic nano-SiO2 on the hydraulic
conductivity and pore size distribution of expansive soil, and analysed the mechanism of …

An investigation performed on the interactions of silty soil treated with cement or lime
demonstrates the strong relationship between microstructural phenomena and their …

The extensive application of natural unbound granular materials (UGMs) motivates studies
into the mechanical properties of alternatives such as processed crushed rocks employed …

Due to the increasing number of construction projects, various methods, including more
environmentally friendly methods, are used to increase the strength and bearing capacity of …

Compacted layers of expansive soils are used in different engineering projects, such as
subgrades, engineered clay barriers, and buffers for radioactive waste disposal. These …