Reliability analysis of vegetated slope considering spatial variability of soil and root properties

H Guo, C Qu, L Liu, Q Zhang, Y Liu - Computers and Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
Vegetation acts as a natural engineering approach that can enhance the stability of shallow
soil slopes. However, the intrinsic uncertainties of vegetation, particularly the randomness of …

[HTML][HTML] Eco-geotechnics under climate change: A state-of-the-art review

CWW Ng, Q Zhang, H Guo, J Ni, Y Wang, AK Leung… - Biogeotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
Global climate change has exacerbated extreme weather events, such as intense rainfall
and heat waves, resulting in the deterioration of geotechnical earthen structures. To address …

Effects of climate change on soil embankments for transport infrastructure

CWW Ng, Y Wang, S Zhang, Q Zhang - Transportation Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
The climate is changing. Unequivocal global warming has brought significant changes to
our climate system. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [1] concludes that …

[HTML][HTML] Climate impacts on deformation and instability of vegetated slopes

Q Zhang, H Zhong, H Guo, J Ni - Biogeotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
Eco-geotechnical engineering plays a pivotal role in enhancing global sustainability and
upholding the performance of earthen structures. The utilization of vegetation to stabilise …

[HTML][HTML] Soil-water retention capacity of expansive soil improved through enzyme induced carbonate precipitation-eggshell powder

Y Liu, Y **a, M Mehmood, L Wang, W Nie, Y Zhao… - Biogeotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Enzyme Induced Carbonate Precipitation (EICP) has been extensively investigated
as a promising approach to improve engineering properties of soil, while Eggshell Powder …

One-dimensional consolidation analysis of layered foundations with continuous drainage boundaries considering soil structure and physical properties

J Feng, X Dong, R Luo, L Wang, L Wang… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Many theories of consolidation for soils have been proposed in the past, but
most of them have ignored the structural characteristics of clay, yet the natural layered soils …