... metallic frame, as element of reaction, fixed to the ground by means of three 25 m long, 5° inclined anchors. A calibrated load cell measured the real load throughout the test (Figure 4). Figure 4 Scheme of the mechanical loading system on top of pile buildings, structures & design...

... is essential for cob building structure design and calculation. This paper presents an improved laboratory procedure to better the characterisation of representative cob samples. Samples prepared by four different methods were compared to representative cob wall elements, by measuring shrinkage ratio, pore...

... permanently installed leak-detection systems in combination with HDPE GMs. The survey was based on 32 German landfills with 1 276 500 m² of installed GMs. buildings, structures & design fabric/structure of soils strength & testing of materials l_after...

.... (corresponding author: vinod@uow.edu.au) 16 05 2016 10 03 2017 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2018 buildings, structures & design fabric/structure of soils strength & testing of materials a, b soils constants (reference strain concept...

... heat systems. 26 08 2015 29 07 2016 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2018 buildings, structures & design energy finite-element modelling A sum of the heat convection components A₀ annual amplitude of the surface soil...

... ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2017 buildings, structures & design energy piles & piling A thaw settlement: % F freezing index k_i thaw settlement factor in the cycle number i G unit weight...