Recent advances in nature-inspired solutions for ground engineering (NiSE)

A Assadi-Langroudi, BC O'Kelly, D Barreto… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The ground is a natural grand system; it is composed of myriad constituents that aggregate
to form several geologic and biogenic systems. These systems operate independently and …

Undrained cyclic behaviors of fiber-reinforced calcareous sand under multidirectional simple shear stress path

L Zhou, JF Chen, XY Zhuang - Acta Geotechnica, 2023 - Springer
A series of monotonic and multidirectional cyclic simple shear tests were performed on
reconstituted fiber-reinforced calcareous sand specimens prepared by the dry deposition …

Use of polyethylene terephthalate fibres for mitigating the liquefaction-induced failures

A Jain, S Mittal, SK Shukla - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of non-biodegradable plastic waste is a serious concern for the health of
endangered species. The present study is based on the sustainable utilisation of …

Shear strength characteristics of geosynthetic reinforced rubber-sand mixtures

DR Manohar, P Anbazhagan - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2021 - Elsevier
Shear strength characteristics of the geosynthetic-reinforced rubber-sand mixture (RSM) has
been investigated by conducting Unconsolidated Undrained (UU) triaxial test. In the first …

Liquefaction and post-liquefaction resistance of sand reinforced with recycled geofibre

H Rasouli, B Fatahi - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study provides an insight into the effect of recycled carpet fibre on the
mechanical response of clean sand as backfill material subjected to monotonic loading and …

Liquefaction and post-liquefaction behaviors of unreinforced and geogrid reinforced calcareous sand

L Zhou, JF Chen, Y Zhu, T Yao - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2024 - Elsevier
To explore the feasibility of geogrid reinforcement as a promising countermeasure to
improve the liquefaction and post-liquefaction resistance of calcareous sand, extensive …

Influence of geosynthetics reinforcement on liquefaction and post-liquefaction behaviors of calcareous sand

L Zhou, JF Chen, R Wang - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
To provide new insights into the liquefaction and post-liquefaction behaviors of calcareous
sand with and without geosynthetics reinforcement, a series of multi-stage cyclic triaxial tests …

Behavior of discrete fiber-reinforced sandy soil in large-scale simple shear tests

DS Xu, JM Yan, Q Liu - Geosynthetics International, 2021 - icevirtuallibrary.com
This study presents results from a series of large-scale simple shear tests performed on
sandy soil reinforced with randomly distributed fibers. The soil was mixed with …

Investigation of the water-retention characteristics and mechanical behavior of fibre-reinforced unsaturated sand

X Bao, Z Bao, L Li, Y Li, P Peng, X Chen - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The introduction of fibres into soil can effectively improve its engineering properties.
Systematically understanding the unsaturated mechanical properties of fibre-reinforced soil …

Experimental study on the cyclic behavior of silty sands reinforced by disposal of shredded facemask

A Samadzadeh, S Ghadr, H Bahadori… - Transportation Geotechnics, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, personal protective waste generation has increased
worldwide. Given this problem, urgent waste management methods are required to reduce …