Artificially cemented sand has been widely used in practical applications relevant to soil
improvement and liquefaction mitigation. It has also been frequently used in laboratory tests …

It is universally known that residual soils behave very differently from sedimentary soils.
While the latter is widely known as cross-anisotropic, little is known regarding the strength …

Rammed earth refers to a conventional construction method as well as a material
comprising gravel, sand and fine soil. There has been an increasing interest due to it being …

When shield tunnels are being excavated along varying geological conditions, it is essential
to understand the behaviour of the material being excavated, as it influences excavation …

This study investigated the yielding behavior of natural Lianyungang clay by considering the
stress history. A series of drained triaxial tests with different stress paths were conducted on …

Soil is a multiphase material with irregularly shaped particles, the behaviour of which is
highly nonlinear, anisotropic, and inelastic. Anisotropy and its evolution characteristics are …

The current trend of intense urban growth around the world has brought an increase in the
demand for underground infrastructures including urban tunnels. In many cities, tropical …

1.1 Background Many soils encountered in the natural environment present particularities
due to their structures. They are from different origins. However, they have a common …

Mechanical testing of porous materials generates physical data that contain contributions
from more than one underlying physical phenomenon. All that is measurable is the" …

The undrained shear strength of soil is one of the most important parameters required for
geotechnical design. Depending on the design situations, the undrained shear strength of …