Impact of the overall regularity and related granulometric characteristics on the critical state soil mechanics of natural sands: a state-of-the-art review

A Cherif Taiba, Y Mahmoudi, H Azaiez… - Geomechanics and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This research aims to establish accurate correlations between critical state characteristics
and particle shape parameters in terms of overall regularity (OR), considering the gradation …

A review of the studies on soil-EPS composites: Beads and blocks

A Khajeh, R Jamshidi Chenari, M Payan - Geotechnical and Geological …, 2020 - Springer
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) is a polymeric material whose low density and high
strength/density ratio has made it renowned to be used as a lightweight geosynthetic in the …

Limit analysis of lateral earth pressure on geosynthetic-reinforced retaining structures using finite element and second-order cone programming

H Fathipour, M Payan, RJ Chenari - Computers and Geotechnics, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, a thorough numerical study is conducted to rigorously evaluate the lateral
earth pressures exerted on the retaining walls backfilled with geosynthetic-reinforced soil …

Application of expanded polystyrene beads inclusion in lightening lime-zeolite treated clays: strength and stiffness assessment

A Khajeh, R Jamshidi Chenari, M Payan… - Environment …, 2024 - Springer
Partial replacement of conventional stabilizers with environmentally-friendly and sustainable
materials has recently turned out to be a common approach to enhance the strength and …

Limit analysis of modified pseudodynamic lateral earth pressure in anisotropic frictional medium using finite-element and second-order cone programming

H Fathipour, AS Siahmazgi, M Payan… - International Journal …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
This paper aims at analyzing the active and passive lateral earth pressures exerted on
retaining walls due to the anisotropic medium of dry and noncohesive backfill subjected to …

A comprehensive numerical investigation of multi-scale particle shape effects on small-strain stiffness of sands

JY Nie, Y Cui, G Wang, R Wang, N Zhang… - …, 2024 - icevirtuallibrary.com
The effects of multi-scale particle shape characteristics on the small-strain stiffness of
granular soils remain controversial. This study revisits this topic using well-calibrated three …

Numerical evaluation of particle shape effect on small strain properties of granular soils

JY Nie, XS Shi, YF Cui, ZY Yang - Engineering Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a numerical investigation about the effect of particle shape on small
strain properties (eg, shear stiffness and Poisson's ratio) of granular soils through 3D …

Experimental investigation of dynamic shear modulus of saturated marine coral sand

W Qi, L Qifei, Z Haiyang, X Chengshun, C Guoxing - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Shear modulus is an essential parameter for deformation prediction and site response
analysis of geological problems. This paper considers the dynamic shear modulus …

Assessing the effect of lime-zeolite on geotechnical properties and microstructure of reconstituted clay used as a subgrade soil

A Khajeh, RJ Chenari, M Payan… - … of the Earth, Parts a/b/c, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates the replacement of conventional stabilizers with eco-friendly
alternatives, with a specific focus on enhancing pavement subgrade applications. This …

Small-strain shear modulus of calcareous sand under anisotropic consolidation

J Shi, Y **ao, J Hu, H Wu, H Liu… - Canadian …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
In this study, the small-strain shear modulus of a calcareous sand was investigated by
conducting bender element tests on both horizontal and vertical planes. The effects of …