... their adoption in ground improvement projects. Corresponding author Buddhima Indraratna (Buddhima.Indraratna@uts.edu.au) 10 04 2026 17 06 2026 © 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only biodegradation clays consolidation...

...Asika Johney; Benny Mathews Abraham; Dipak Kumar Sahoo; Sobha Cyrus Cochin, located on the southern coastal belt of India, is characterised by extremely soft marine clays with organic matter posing significant challenges for construction activities. Traditional ground improvement techniques...

... accurately is vital for effective designs and risk mitigation. This study combines constitutive modelling with machine learning to enhance the predictive capability of swell behaviour in expansive clays. The constitutive swell model introduced by Liu et al. was evaluated by experimental one...

...Hao Lei; Jian-Gu Qian; Zhi-Xuan Liang To gain deeper insight into the long-term cyclic deformation behaviour of saturated clay under traffic-induced loading, a series of undrained cyclic tests were conducted using a hollow cylinder apparatus on Shanghai saturated clay. A kinematic yielding...

...Haseeb Malik; Benyi Cao This research investigates the mechanical properties of subgrade clay enhanced by a low carbon cement: MgO-metakaolin binder, focusing on its efficacy in weak subgrade stabilisation under cyclic loading conditions. Soil samples were prepared and subjected to repeat load...

... acceptable performance in determining optimal SC column parameters in the seismic strengthening of soft soils and could be exploited as a comprehensive framework. ANN clays GWO sampling seismic loading soft soil stabilisation soil–cement column Corresponding author Mohammad Sharifipour...

... and coefficient of radial consolidation can be easily obtained using only time and settlement data, regardless of their intervals. 12 08 2024 25 02 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited: All rights reserved 2025 clays consolidation numerical method settlement UN SDG 11: Sustainable cities...

...Sindhu A. R., MTech; Benny Mathews Abraham, PhD; Anitha G. Pillai, PhD; Asuri Sridharan, PhD The current study focuses on the long-term strength reduction in lime-stabilised Cochin marine clays with sulfate content. By introducing 6% lime and 4% sulfates to untreated Cochin marine clay...

..., was obtained from Lucky Plastic Industries Islamabad, Pakistan. 10 03 2023 23 02 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited: All rights reserved 2023 bearing capacity clays compressive strength particle size soil sustainability UN SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure...

...Syed Zishan Ashiq, PhD; Aziz Akbar, PhD; Khalid Farooq, PhD; Hassan Mujtaba, PhD; Babar Nasim Khan Raja, PhD In the Kashmir region of Pakistan, the presence of Siwalik clays engenders serviceability issues to the infrastructure causing substantial loss of property. In this study, an attempt has...

...R. P. Aparna, PhD; R. G. Robinson, PhD; S. R. Gandhi, PhD Vertical drains installed in soft clay deposits enhance the rate of consolidation in preloading projects. Using a mandrel to install the prefabricated vertical drains, its insertion and withdrawal will result in the remoulding of the soil...

... of periodic cyclic loading and rest periods on the consolidation of Holocene soft clay from Ballina NSW. The specimens were subjected to a loading frequency of 1 Hz for 54 h with multiple rest periods. The recorded settlements and excess pore-water pressures (EPWP) during cyclic consolidation were employed...

...Z. Kichou; M. Mavroulidou; M. J. Gunn The paper investigates the effect of hydrated lime on shear strength properties and behaviour of London clay, triaxial. Unconsolidated undrained tests were performed to identify the effect of lime dosage, compaction water content and curing time on the shear...

...Jianye Wang, PhD; Paul N. Hughes, MSc, PhD; Charles E. Augarde, BSc, MSc, DPhil, CEng, FICE Desiccation cracking in clay soils is a combined mechanical and hydraulic problem and such soils can be improved by various methods including reinforcement with fibres. The relationships between tensile...

... of sulphate the modified reactions lead to the formation of ettringite and/or thaumasite. The sequence of reactions, as simplified by Hunter (1988) , is as follows. 10 05 2004 10 10 2005 09 11 2005 © 2006 Thomas Telford Ltd 2006 clays ground improvement laboratory tests...

... as specified in BS 1377 Part 2 (BSI, 1990a). The test results are reported in Table 1 . A mineralogical analysis of each soil was performed using an X-ray diffractometer. The principal clay minerals present in each soil type are given in Table 1 . The compaction test was done for the 10...