...R. Khorrami; M. Moshfeghnia Tochaee; M. Payan; R. Jamshidi Chenari The compression behaviour of the mixture of glass beads (representing rigid particles) and EPS beads (representing deformable particles) during the loading-unloading process is systematically examined through performing two sets...

...R. Alaie; R. Jamshidi Chenari; M. Karimpour-Fard Mixture of sand-expanded polystyrene (EPS) beads is one of the new geo-materials with high compressibility that can be used as a seismic buffer and base isolation due to its great capability for energy dissipation. In this study, a series of 1...

...R. Alaie; R. Jamshidi Chenari In this study, a series of strain-controlled cyclic triaxial as well as bender element tests are carried out, so that the dynamic properties of mixtures of sand and expanded polystyrene (EPS) beads can be assessed under large and small-scale shear strains, respectively...

...R. M. El-Sherbiny; S. H. Ramadan; M. A. El-Khouly Soils modified with Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) beads are typically used as lightweight mixtures to solve many geotechnical challenges. In seismically active areas, understanding the relationship between dynamic properties and strain levels...

... the feasibility of the potential use of EPS beads in geotechnical applications. The effect of EPS bead gradation on the stress–strain behaviour of lightweight composite materials composed of EPS bead–sand mixtures (EPS–sand) was investigated through a series of triaxial compression tests under three different...

... small beads of expanded polystyrene (EPS) have become widely used, mixed with sandy soils and stabilised with cement. The reduction of weight due to the inclusion of such EPS beads is therefore beneficial. Nonetheless, such inclusion can degrade the fundamental strength and deformation properties...