... of geotechnical structures. Peat exhibits unique characteristics such as high porosity, compressibility and clay content, along with substantial permeability dependence and fibrous composition. These properties contribute to settlements, failures and creep phenomena observed in peat-based ground conditions...

...Xuewei Bian; Kaimin Niu; Bo Tian; Lei Quan; Feng Zhang Climate warming and wetting are accelerating permafrost degradation on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, leading to widespread settlement and cracking of highway infrastructure. Significant deformation has been observed during service, even...

... of a large-diameter tunnel excavation on a 300 year old pagoda only 8.3 m away. Ground settlement, excess pore water pressure ( EPWP ) and deep horizontal displacement were monitored during tunnelling and for 200 days afterward. Field data show that the surrounding soft soil was dynamically disturbed...

...Francisco R. Lopes; Roney M. Gomes; Marco A. G. Conte; Ian S. M. Martins; Luisa M. P. C. Lopes A methodology is presented for evaluating past and future settlements of an area where fill was placed over soft clay some time before the site development – a situation frequently encountered...

... of the observed movements A cross-section of a building on a slope showing differential settlement and lateral displacement between the uphill and downhill sides. The drawing shows a cross-section of a multi-storey framed building of length L equals 10.5 m, founded on sloping ground. The left side is labelled...

...Sung G. Chung; Hyeog J. Kweon; Chin G. Chung A comprehensive evaluation of methodologies for reconstructing instantaneous consolidation settlement curves based on field-monitored data from clayey ground improved using prefabricated vertical drains is presented. Analyses of case histories from two...

... (simplified as consolidated cases) are included for comparison. The modelling results showed that, with the lateral constraint of the inner rigid support system, the UC ground resulted in only a slight increase in lateral wall deformation but a significant increase in ground settlement as compared with NC...

..., and some dynamic tests. Response of the piled foundations comprising 399 bored piles supporting three 70-storey towers on a common mat was monitored. Records consist of results of a static loading test, dynamic tests of four piles, the development of load in 15 piles, and settlement of 40 points during...

...Xiao Wan; James Doherty Geotechnical engineers continually seek accurate methodologies for predicting the time-dependent settlement of embankments on soft soils. This paper introduces a novel data-driven approach that utilises constant rate of strain (CRS) test data to forecast embankment...

... the characteristics of the ground and TBM operation. This paper presents a simple formulation to estimate the immediate surface settlement due to the applied TBM support pressure, based on an analogy with the hyperbolic behaviour of stress–strain curves of soils. The variables chosen to describe the ground movement...

...A R PICKLES; R TOSEN © Thomas Telford and ICE 1998 HONG KONG AIRPORT AUTHORITY LAND RECLAMATION SETTLEMENT AIRPORTS CONSTRUCTION SITES GROUND CONDITIONS PREDICTION TESTS IN SITU LABORATORIES RESIDUAL GEOLOGY CRUST CLAYS SILT GRAVEL SAND FILL ROCKS ROCKFILL...

... series of tests, the in¯uence of groundwater levels, wall panel width and initial lateral earth pressure coef®cient on the changes in lateral stress and ground settlements associated with diaphragm wall installation was examined. In the second series of tests, the performance of a retaining wall propped...

... LOADS CYCLIC PERFORMANCE CYCLONES STORMS CONDITIONS SETTLEMENT CUMULATIVE POTENTIAL INSTABILITY PARTIAL LIQUEFACTION REGIONS SUBTROPICAL TOWERS COMPLIANT CHARACTERISATION JACKETS STRUCTURES TESTS CENTRIFUGES MODELS PROJECTS NORTH WEST SHELF NORTH RANKIN A GOODWYN...

...A SRIDHARAN; K PRAKASH Secondary compression factor A. Sridharan, PhD, DSc and K. Prakash, ME Proc. Instn Civ. Engrs Geotech. Engng, 1998, 131, Apr., 96±103 j When the variation of secondary compression with log10 t is non-linear, the quanti®cation of secondary settlement through the coef®cient...

...K SOGA © Thomas Telford and ICE 1998 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY EARTHQUAKES SOILS LIQUEFACTION EFFECT DAMAGE FILL MATERIALS GROUND SETTLEMENT PORTS QUAYS WALLS CONCRETE CAISSONS DISPLACEMENT PILES WAREHOUSES STRUCTURES FRACTURE MOVEMENT SUBSIDENCE SITES IMPROVEMENT...

... of the important aspects of laboratory consolidation testing is the estimation of coef®cient of consolidation (C v) from which the rate of settlement can be predicted. Several researchers have proposed various graphical methods for obtaining estimates of C v from laborator y oedometer tests. Literature suggests...

... and settlements of shallow and piled foundations, and the capacities of horizontally loaded piles and ground anchors. Pressuremeter test curves can be interpreted using a consistent framework to produce realistic values of in situ stress, stiffness and strength. Secant moduli and non-linear stiffness pro les...

... SETTLEMENT NUMERICAL ANALYSIS GREENFIELD DESIGN ASSESSMENT PROFILES CLAYS LONDON CLAY FINITE ELEMENTS SURFACE TROUGHS BEAMS ...

...P M CASHMAN © Thomas Telford and ICE 1997 GROUNDWATER CONTROL LOWERING WATER PUMPING METHODS TREATMENT GROUND STABLE SOILS EXCAVATION HISTORY THEORY BORED WELLS SETTLEMENT Control of groundwater by groundwater lowering f? M. Cashman, BSc, DIC, CEng, MICE Proc. Instn Ciu...

...H J LIAO; M CHENG GEOTECHNICS STRUCTURES UNDERPASSES CONSTRUCTION GROUNDWATER TABLES ROADS CITIES PIPEROOFED WATERTIGHT PIPEROOFS PIPES JACKED PIPEJACKING TEMPORARY RETAINING EXCAVATION SANDY LAYERS SAND SOILS GROUTING ROOFS GROUND SETTLEMENT UNDERGROUND ENGINEERING...