... be 2 p ′ ps = σ ′ v 0 1 + 2 K ′ 0 3 = − u ps where an elastic response is assumed. clays laboratory equipment sampling Avoiding sample disturbance during sampling and maintaining an acceptable sample quality has...

... at suction of 5000 kPa, the set-up was disassembled quickly and the final water content and dry mass of the filter paper were determined. Fig. 5. Experimental set-up for ER measurement of filter paper laboratory equipment laboratory tests suction The filter paper method is simple...

... between the qualitative behaviour seen in the new device and the previous CSD testing carried out on saturated samples under dead weight. The sensitivity of the instability stress conditions to sample density is emphasised. anisotropy laboratory equipment liquefaction Static liquefaction...

..., the developed measurement set-up and the rock sample need to be aligned. The cylinder rigidity should be far greater than the stress level applied in the test. 14 11 2018 01 02 2019 20 02 2019 ICE Publishing: all rights reserved 2019 deformation failure laboratory equipment...

... properties laboratory equipment particle-scale behaviour Real-time and non-destructive soil water content measurement plays an important role in geotechnical applications (Caicedo, 2017). Many commercial sensors have been developed to determine the volumetric soil water content by measuring...

... & Scavia, 1999). Indirect methods, on the other hand, use surface topography to infer joint behaviour. 01 04 2015 22 07 2015 26 11 2015 ICE Publishing: all rights reserved 2016 Laboratory equipment Rocks/rock mechanics Water flow Strength, deformability, fluid flow...

... 07 2015 ICE Publishing: all rights reserved 2015 geophysics laboratory equipment laboratory tests partial saturation sands standards The electrical resistivity of geomaterials is closely related to their geochemical and geotechnical properties, and several relationships...

... 2014 laboratory equipment organic soils shear strength The shear strength of peat is a controlling parameter in the stability of great lengths of Dutch dykes and is therefore a key factor in safety against flooding in the Netherlands (Zwanenburg et al., 2012). Triaxial tests...

... openings, as in the experiments. 15 03 2013 08 08 2013 07 05 2013 ICE Publishing: all rights reserved 2013 discrete-element modelling fabric/structure of soils laboratory equipment laboratory tests particle-scale behaviour Although different diameters and types...

... rights reserved 2012 full-scale tests in situ testing laboratory equipment theoretical analysis An important issue concerning cone penetration testing in a calibration chamber is that the size of the test specimen is limited and that penetration resistance q_c may...