... that are applied in the modelling of landslides. 18 05 2021 03 11 2022 © 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 case history constitutive model dynamics flowslide liquefaction numerical modelling On 11 May 2018 a flow-like landslide occurred in Valarties, Val d'Aran (Catalonia...

... Ltd 2015 case history constitutive modelling creep landslides Expansion of mountainous communities and infrastructure into areas affected by creeping landslides creates new challenges for understanding and assessment of the corresponding risks. Creeping landslides are characterised...

...; and (e) the sensitivity of the analysis to the assumed initial horizontal stresses in the soil. © 2015 Thomas Telford Ltd 2015 case history excavation finite-element modelling retaining walls soil/structure interaction The design of deep excavations requires careful consideration...

... on studies comparable in ground conditions, construction method and geometry. While the database of Long (2001) for non-circular excavations comprises more than 300 case histories, the number of studies in the literature on circular excavations is limited. In this research, the authors identified only 17...

... Thomas Telford Ltd 2014 case history creep earth pressure field instrumentation landslides monitoring Understanding the earth pressure changes in a sliding layer of a creeping landslide is essential for analysis and stabilisation of such landslides. In particular, the rate of change...

... with the rigid bridge decks, it is shown that relatively small kinematic demands from the laterally spreading backfill soil are needed to initiate pile yielding, and that this mode of deformation should be taken into account in the design of the abutments and abutment piles. case history earthquakes...

... that the full-scale test had in the design for ICEDA. Fig. 3. Variation with depth of water content, Atterberg limits, limit pressure from PMT and undrained shear strength Fig. 4. Stratigraphy of Bugey site case history design field instrumentation full-scale tests ground improvement...

... that jet grouting is more effective in coarse-grained soils, as clearly shown by an efficiency parameter proposed by the authors. Design charts are drawn to quickly estimate the average diameter D_a for different soils, injection systems and input energies. case history design...

.... case history expansive soils field instrumentation mineralogy piles Heave and structural damage in natural formations containing sulphate species have often been associated with tunnelling. Triassic claystone formations in Central Europe (Baden-Wütemberg, in Germany; the Jura Mountains...

... and then precipitates as secondary gypsum. * Department of Geotechnical Engineering and Geosciences, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. 9 3 2012 19 10 2012 © 2013 Thomas Telford Ltd 2013 case history chemical properties finite-element modelling mineralogy...

.... There was no evidence of shear surfaces in the London Clay in the centre of the valley. * Geotechnical Consulting Group, London, UK. † Imperial College, University of London, UK. ‡ MWH, High Wycombe, UK. 8 5 2012 5 9 2012 © 2013 Thomas Telford Ltd 2013 case history dams earthfill...

... case history expansive soils mineralogy monitoring soft rocks tunnels Three tunnels on the high-speed railway from Madrid to Barcelona, excavated in anhydritic-gypsiferous claystone, were affected by extreme expansive phenomena during construction. These tunnels are located in the route...

..., is also defined as the normalised maximum (net) lateral displacement (NLD). A direct relationship between RLS and NLD has been proposed, with a prescribed range, based on the results of 18 field case histories from 12 different project sites in five countries. It is suggested that the proposed...

... selected soil was used also as a rail track sub-base. * Department of Geotechnical Engineering and Geosciences, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. 5 3 2012 21 12 2012 © 2013 Thomas Telford Ltd 2013 case history chemical properties expansive soils field...

... naturally present in the ground or deliberately introduced into it can lead to unexpected problems – especially if their effect is greatly out of proportion to their concentration in the ground. This paper gives brief case histories of some unanticipated effects of changes in redox potential associated...

.../C_k < 1 on C_r/C_k < 1, le coefficient de consolidation augmente, les pressions interstitielles excessives se dissipant et les ratios de consolidation correspondants étant supérieurs. case history consolidation pore pressures settlement...

...) and Moormann (2004) from their worldwide case histories of excavations in soft clays. Given the vast amount of case histories collected by various researchers, it is still not easy to differentiate between ground deformations induced by excavations in well-built urban areas and so-called greenfield sites from...

... stabilisation case history Creeping landslides are a common feature in mountainous areas, and cause significant damage to buildings and infrastructure. The long-term stability of slowly moving landslides was a subject of early interest in soil mechanics (e.g. Terzaghi, 1936, 1950 ; Skempton, 1964...

... the phenomena that contribute to create slide-prone slopes, the paper concentrates on the driving mechanisms applying to the case histories investigated. * Politecnico di Torino, Italy. ‡ Head of Geotechnical Laboratory, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. † Department of Structural...

... surface de la faille reproduit des relevés effectifs sur le champ. case history dams numerical models pore pressures strain localisation * Instituto de Investigaciones Antisísmicas, Universidad de San Juan, Argentina. † Department of Geotechnical Engineering and Geosciences...