A review of sand–clay mixture and soil–structure interface direct shear test

K Yin, AL Fauchille, E Di Filippo, P Kotronis, G Sciarra - Geotechnics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural soils are usually heterogeneous and characterized with complex microstructures.
Sand–clay mixtures are often used as simplified soils to investigate the mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the thermo-hydro-mechanical response of soil–structure interface for energy geostructures applications

A Hashemi, M Sutman, GM Medero - Geomechanics for Energy and the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy geostructures have been identified as a cost-effective mitigating strategy for the
adverse impact of climate change. Operation of energy geostructures results in temperature …

Effect of temperature on the cyclic behavior of clay–structure interface

S Maghsoodi, O Cuisinier, F Masrouri - Journal of Geotechnical and …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
The shaft capacity of foundations highly depends on the monotonic and cyclic loads applied
to the soil–structure interface. In energy geostructures that exploit the heat of soil using earth …

One-dimensional thermal consolidation analysis of saturated clay with variable compressibility and permeability considering partial drainage boundaries

M Lu, J Sun, K Li - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
The nonlinear consolidation characteristics of saturated clay will be markedly impacted by
temperature. However, despite the ample progress of calculation methods for the one …

Experimental investigation of soil–structure interface behaviour under monotonic and cyclic thermal loading

Y Guo, A Golchin, MA Hicks, S Liu, G Zhang… - Acta Geotechnica, 2023 - Springer
The effect of temperature on the monotonic and cyclic shearing response of a soil–structure
interface is of critical importance for the application of thermal-active geo-structures. To …

Thermomechanical response of kaolin clay–concrete interface in the context of energy geostructures

A Hashemi, M Sutman… - Canadian Geotechnical …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
The analysis and design of energy geostructures are mainly characterised by the
mechanical behaviour of the soil–structure interface in non-isothermal conditions. In this …

Stability analysis of unsaturated slopes under elevated temperatures

SK Thota, F Vahedifard - Engineering Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Several natural and man-made phenomena (eg, droughts, wildfires, shallow geothermal
technologies) can subject unsaturated slopes to elevated temperatures. However, the …

On the shear failure mode of granular column embedded unit cells subjected to static and cyclic shear loads

C Cengiz, IE Kilic, E Guler - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2019 - Elsevier
Since the initial conception of geosynthetic encased columns (GECs), exhaustion of column
capacity due to vertical loads in bulging and punching failure modes were readily …

Cyclic thermomechanical response of fine-grained soil− concrete interface for energy piles applications

E Ravera, M Sutman, L Laloui - Canadian Geotechnical …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
Understanding the behaviour of soil− structure interfaces is critical for addressing the
analysis and design of energy geostructures. In this study, the interface failure mechanism of …

Effect of thermal cycles on sand–concrete interface under constant shear stress

M Rafai, AM Tang, T Badinier… - Canadian …, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
Energy geostructures provide a profitable solution for structural support as well as the
heating and cooling of buildings. However, their activation can produce in structure and its …