...C. Li; S. Cao; Y. Zhou; Z. Liu; Y. Hao The shear behaviour of the soil–structure interface is crucial in determining shaft friction in energy geostructures and is influenced by complex thermo-mechanical loading paths. This study examines the effects of temperature (22°C and 60°C) on the shear...

...A. Golchin; Y. Guo; P. J. Vardon; S. Liu; G. Zhang; M. A. Hicks The coupling effect of initial shear stress and thermal cycles on the thermomechanical behaviour of clay concrete and sand–concrete interfaces has been studied. A set of drained monotonic direct shear tests was conducted at the soil...

...K. G. O'Dwyer; B. A. McCabe; B. B. Sheil This paper describes direct shear testing of a range of sand–bentonite slurry mixes, identified as a gap in the literature. In the absence of a concrete interface, there was an apparent transition zone from sand-governed strength (bentonite content ≤30...