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Characterization of reinforced fill soil, soil-reinforcement interaction, and internal stability of very tall MSE walls

Creator:

Walters, James J.

Abstract:

In many geotechnical design situations involving tight right-of-way constraints, Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls are often the most cost-effective and reliable earth retention technology among available alternatives. However, few well-documented case histories with detailed material testing, instrumentation programs and construction observation of performance are available in the literature. Despite the...

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Masters Thesis
Three-dimensional experiments and modeling of anisotropic clay

Creator:

Anantanasakul, Pongpipat

Abstract:

This dissertation presents the results of a research effort conducted to better understand the stress-strain, volume change, shear band formation, and strength characteristics of normally consolidated anisotropic clay under fully three-dimensional stress states. A series of consolidated drained true triaxial tests with a constant mean effective stress and constant Lode...

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Dissertation
Test procedures for low-confining stress, multistage triaxial testing of compacted cohesive soils

Creator:

Kliewer, Julie E.

Abstract:

The use of the triaxial test to characterize the strength of soils for civil engineering applications is widespread. These tests are typically conducted with confining stresses in excess of 5 psi. To characterize the strength of a soil located in the upper layers of the subgrade of an aggregate surfaced...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis