Geosynthetic capillary barriers: current state of knowledge

JG Zornberg, A Bouazza… - Geosynthetics …, 2010 - icevirtuallibrary.com
This paper provides theoretical background, laboratory data and full-scale measurements
useful in understanding the interaction between soils and geosynthetics under unsaturated …

Thirty-Ninth Canadian Geotechnical Colloquium: Unsaturated soil mechanics—bridging the gap between research and practice

GA Siemens - Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2018 - cdnsciencepub.com
The majority of geoengineering applications occur in the unsaturated (vadose) zone, which
is the near-surface region forming the connection between meteorological phenomena …

[PDF][PDF] State of the Art Report. Advances in Unsaturated Soil Mechanics: Constitutive modelling, experimental investigation, and field instrumentation

N Khalili, E Romero, FA Marinho - … of the 20th ICSMGE-State of the Art …, 2022 - unsw.edu.au
This state-of-the-art covers advances in the constitutive modelling, experimental
investigation and field measurement of suction for unsaturated soils. It consists of three …

Numerical studies on the performance of hybrid-geosynthetic-reinforced soil slopes subjected to rainfall

D Bhattacherjee… - Geosynthetics …, 2015 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Slope instability due to rainwater infiltration poses a serious problem, and causes thousands
of deaths and severe damage to infrastructures each year. In the present study, the effect of …

Effects of infiltration and evaporation on geosynthetic capillary barrier performance

JS McCartney, JG Zornberg - Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2010 - cdnsciencepub.com
This study includes an experimental investigation of the transient movement of water in
unsaturated soil layers underlain by a geocomposite drainage layer (GDL) during cycles of …

Infiltration into unsaturated reinforced slopes with nonwoven geotextile drains sandwiched in sand layers

JN Thuo, KH Yang, CC Huang - Geosynthetics International, 2015 - icevirtuallibrary.com
The use of nonwoven geotextile drains in geosynthetic-reinforced soil (GRS) structures has
been suggested to facilitate the dissipation of pore water pressure. It has also been …

Influential factors affecting drainage design considerations for mechanical stabilised earth walls using geocomposites

A Chinkulkijniwat, S Horpibulsuk… - Geosynthetics …, 2017 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Mechanically stabilised earth (MSE) walls are made of unsaturated soil that is strengthened
with artificial materials. They have been widely used over the past three decades; however …

Influence of suction on the interface characteristics of unsaturated marginal lateritic soil backfills with composite geosynthetics

KA Dhanya, TSD Venkatesh, PV Divya - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
To address the concern of low-permeable backfills, a composite type of geosynthetics (CGR)
which can perform the functions of drainage and reinforcement can be used in MSE …

Development of a large-scale environmental chamber for investigating soil water evaporation

WK Song, YJ Cui, AM Tang… - Geotechnical …, 2013 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
A large-scale environmental chamber was developed to study soil water evaporation
mechanisms. A large soil specimen (300 mm high, 800 mm wide, and 1000 mm long) was …

Laboratory evaluation of different geosynthetics for water drainage

Y Guo, C Lin, W Leng, X Zhang - Geosynthetics International, 2022 - icevirtuallibrary.com
During road construction, soils are often compacted at the optimum water content to achieve
maximum dry density and best performance. After construction is completed, the soil water …