This book outlines the practice and theory of the five key tests used in site characterisation
by Geomechanical and Environmental Engineers. These tests are: Standard Penetration …

Strength and compressibility characteristics of problematic soils such as loose sands and
extra-sensitive clays need to be enhanced for the construction purposes which is due in part …

This paper analyzes the strength development in cement-stabilized silty clay based on
microstructural considerations. A qualitative and quantitative study on the microstructure is …

Often, the use of traditional techniques in geotechnical engineering faces obstacles of
economical and environmental nature. The addition of cement becomes an attractive …

Cement soil stabilization is a commonly used method to improve in-situ soil properties
catering to different geotechnical applications. However, cement manufacturing is typically …

Calcium carbide residue (CCR) and fly ash (FA) are waste products from acetylene gas
factories and power plants, respectively. The mixture of CCR and FA can produce a …

Unconfined compression tests, splitting tensile tests, and saturated drained triaxial
compression tests with local strain measurement were carried out to evaluate the benefit of …

Calcium carbide residue (CCR) and fly ash (FA) are both waste products from acetylene gas
factories and power plants, respectively. The mixture of CCR and FA produces a …

Conventional triaxial compression tests were conducted to determine the effect of cement
and polypropylene fiber reinforcement on sand. The cement content was 3%(dry wt.) of the …

This paper describes laboratory drained standard triaxial tests conducted on artificially
cemented Osorio sand specimens reinforced with randomly oriented discrete extensible …