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• Discussion of "analysis of the internal stability of granular soils using different methods"

  Authors:Xiaodong Ni, Yuan Wang, and Yousif A.H. DalloFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 52, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 2015771 words Article 1210LMoraci et al (2014) presented a good paper with interesting ideas on the assessment of internal stability against suffusion of soils. The discussers offer some simple notes related to the method proposed in the paper....

• Plugging effect of open-ended piles in sandy soil

  Authors:Junyoung Ko and Sangseom JeongFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 52, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20156,106 words Report 1360LThis paper presents an experimental study of the plugging effect on the capacity of open-ended piles installed in sandy soil. Full-scale tests, including dynamic and static axial compression load tests, were carried out...

• Discussion of "distribution of residual load and true shaft resistance for a driven instrumented test pile"

  Authors:Carlos Lam and Stephan A. JefferisFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 49, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20121,628 words Report 1460LIntroduction The authors have presented a well-documented case study of the load test interpretation of prestressed high-strength concrete (PHC) piles, which are very popular in the Far East and are often favoured...

• Supplemental calcium applications to creeping bentgrass established on calcareous sand. (Turfgrass Science)

  Authors:R.A. St. John, N.E. Christians, and H.G. TaberFrom:Crop Science (Vol. 43, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May-June 20034,312 words Article Sand-based athletic fields and golf course greens may contain large amounts of CaC[O.sub.3]. Calcium is frequently applied to these areas based on the belief that the Ca within the CaC[O.sub.3] is not readily available...

• Impact of NaCl on drying shrinkage behavior of low-plasticity soil in earthen heritages

  Authors:Yue Zhang, Weimin Ye, Yonggui Chen, and Bao ChenFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 54, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 201712,580 words Report 1450LCracking of wall surface crusts on salt-laden earthen remains at the site of Yar City, northwest China, is a serious concern. This widespread pathology is closely related to the drying shrinkage behavior of soil and the...

• Radial consolidation response upon the application and removal of vacuum and fill loading

  Authors:Kourosh Kianfar, Buddhima Indraratna, Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn, and Serge LeroueilFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 52, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20155,018 words Report 1650LThis Note presents a laboratory study using a Rowe cell to compare the consolidation responses upon vacuum pressure and fill load application and removal. The influences of the duration of application and removal of...

• Landslide mobility analysis for design of multiple debris-resisting barriers

  Authors:J.S.H. Kwan, R.C.H. Koo, and C.W.W. NgFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 52, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 201510,737 words Report 1510LMultiple debris-resisting barriers have been commonly used worldwide to mitigate debris flows in drainage lines. However, a well-developed methodology to assess the mobility of debris flows with consideration of the...

• Analysis of buried pipelines subjected to ground surface settlement and heave

  Authors:George P. Kouretzis, Dimitrios K. Karamitros, and Scott W. SloanFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 52, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20158,668 words Report 1710LThis paper presents an analytical methodology for the calculation of internal forces and strains developing in continuous buried pipelines that cross geotechnically problematic areas and are susceptible to permanent...

• Scaled physical and numerical modelling of static soil pressures on box culverts

  Authors:Osama Abuhajar, Tim Newson, and Hesham El NaggarFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 52, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20158,185 words Report 1490LThe response of buried box culverts is a complex soil-structure interaction problem, where the relative stiffness between the soil and structure is a critical factor. In addition, soil arching is an important aspect of...

• Behaviour of a group of energy piles

  Authors:Thomas Mimouni and Lyesse LalouiFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 52, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20158,775 words Report 1650LA full-scale experimental site with four energy test piles was built on the campus of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland. This site was used to investigate interaction effects within a...

• Test fill on soft plastic marine clay at Onsoy, Norway

  Author:Toralv BerreFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 51, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20148,227 words Report 1570LThe test fill at Onsoy, close to the town of Fredrikstad in Norway, was built on a very soft marine clay with in situ vane strength as low as 11 kPa and a plasticity index varying from 34 to 50. The dimensions at the...

• Mechanism of reactive magnesia-ground granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS) soil stabilization

  Authors:Yaolin Yi, Martin Liska, Fei Jin, and Abir Al-TabbaaFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 53, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20166,791 words Technical report 1450LReactive magnesia (MgO)-activated ground granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS), with fixed GGBS dosages but varying MgO/GGBS ratios, was used for stabilization of two soils and compared with brucite...

• Strength verification of stabilized soil-cement columns: a laboratory investigation of the push-in resistance test (PIRT)

  Authors:Martin J. Timoney and Bryan A. McCabeFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 54, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20179,725 words Report 1600LThe push-in resistance test (PIRT) is an in situ means of verifying the strength of stabilized soil columns. During the test, a winged penetrometer penetrates the stabilized column at a constant rate and the column...

• Large-scale successive boulder impacts on a rigid barrier shielded by gabions

  Authors:C.W.W. Ng, C.E. Choi, A.Y. Su, J.S.H. Kwan, and C. LamFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 53, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20167,669 words Report 1390LDebris flows occur in multiple surges. Boulders entrained within the flow have been reported to incapacitate structures within its flow path. Single-layer cushions, such as gabions, are often installed to shield...

• Winkler load-transfer analysis for laterally loaded piles

  Authors:Chenrong Zhang, Jian Yu, and Maosong HuangFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 53, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20168,450 words Report 1730LThe Winkler modulus for a vertical beam buried in elastic soil is reassessed for the problem of a horizontal loaded pile in the framework of linear elasticity. By matching the integral solution in elastic continuum and...

• Effect of sample disturbance on triaxial and oedometer behavior of a stiff and heavily over consolidated clay

  Author:Toralv BerreFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 51, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20149,042 words Report 1590LThe tests in this investigation were performed on a natural soft clay with plasticity index around 32%, which was K0 consolidated to a vertical stress of 2942 kPa and then [K.sub.0] unloaded to a vertical stress of 74...

• Investigating performance of micropiled raft in foundation of power transmission line towers in cohesive soil: experimental and numerical study

  Authors:Ali-Asghar Zekavati, Alireza Khodaverdian, Mohammad-Ali Jafari, and Ahmad HosseiniFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 55, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20188,551 words Report 1460LThis paper captures the behavior of micropiled rafts in power transmission line tower foundations in cohesive soil, concentrating on their uplift performance whether due to the tower position along the line or under...

• Behavior of soil heave inside stiffened caissons being installed in clay

  Authors:Zhifeng Zhao, Mi Zhou, Yuxia Hu, and Shazzad HossainFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 55, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20188,446 words Report 1610LThe length of suction caisson anchors has been increasing to support increasing dimensions and weight of floating facilities, which necessitates employing horizontal ring stiffeners at intervals along the inner wall of...

• Seismic liquefaction, lateral spreading, and flow slides: a numerical investigation into void redistribution

  Authors:Mahmood Seid-Karbasi and Peter M. ByrneFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 44, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 200710,530 words Technical report 1520LAbstract: Experience from past earthquakes indicates that seismically induced large lateral spreads and flow slides in alluvial sand deposits have taken place in coastal and river areas in many parts of the world. The...

• Quantification of the effects of structure on the compression of a stiff clay

  Authors:A. Gasparre and M.R. CoopFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 45, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20086,265 words Technical report A detailed analysis was made of the compression behaviour of London Clay from oedometer tests, investigating the effects of the clay structure through comparisons between the behaviour of the intact soil and that of the...