Unsaturated Soils: Experimental Studies

1. Expansive Soils

   1. Results and interpretation of bentonite resaturation experiments with liquid water and water vapour

      • Klaus-Peter Kröhn

      Pages 257-269

2. Mechanical Behaviour

   1. Shear strength of unsaturated bentonite buffer material

      • A. Farouk, J. Kos, L. Lamboj

      Pages 273-283

   2. Evaluation of Yielding in Unsaturated Clays Using an Automated Triaxial Apparatus with Controlled Suction

      • James Blatz, David Anderson, Jim Graham, Greg Siemens

      Pages 285-300

   3. A triaxial device for unsaturated sand — New Developments

      • C. Lauer, J. Engel

      Pages 301-314

   4. Undrained Isotropic Compression of Soil

      • Oostveen Jack P.

      Pages 315-330

   5. Hydro-mechanical behaviour of a clayey silt under isotropic compression

      • C. Buenfil, E. Romero, A. Lloret, A. Gens

      Pages 331-342

   6. The concept of “apparent” Compression Index

      • M. Bardanis, M. Kavvadas

      Pages 343-354

   7. Behaviour of unsaturated cohesive soils subjected to cyclic loads

      • T. Becker, T. Li

      Pages 355-372

   8. Remarks on consolidation in unsaturated soils from experimental results

      • Ernesto Ausilio, Enrico Conte

      Pages 373-382

   9. Prediction and modeling of tensile stresses and shrinkage

      • Thomas Baumgart

      Pages 383-394

   10. Tensile Strength of Compacted Clays

       • G. Heibrock, R. M. Zeh, K. J. Witt

       Pages 395-412

   11. Fine Fissuring of Clay Fill Materials for Flood Defence Embankments

       • Mark Dyer, Barnaby Coulsony

       Pages 413-419

   12. Laboratory investigation of the virgin drying of the Corinth Marl

       • M. Bardanis, M. Kavvadas

       Pages 421-432

3. Applications

   1. From experimental evidence towards the assessment of weather-related railway embankment hazards

      • Gilson Gitirana Jr, Delwyn G. Fredlund

      Pages 435-467

   2. Large scale hill creep in cohesive sediments: A field and model study

      • Erwin Zehe, Falk Lindenmaier, Jürgen Ihringer

      Pages 469-482

   3. The effect of soil suction in stability of partially submerged slopes

      • I. Bellezza, E. Fratalocchi

      Pages 483-495

   4. Effects of unsaturation on the stability of a moraine slope

      • L. Simeoni, A. Tarantino, L. Mongiovi

      Pages 497-508

   5. A large physical Mock-Up model for investigating engineered barriers

      • Jaroslav Pacovský

      Pages 509-519

   6. Experimental testing and modelling of a Design for HLW Disposal through a Large Scale Mock-Up

      • Jan Verstricht, Xiang Ling Li, Frederic Bernier

      Pages 521-532

4. Back Matter

   Pages 533-533

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These proceedings document the various papers delivered and partially presented at the International Conference “From experimental evidence towards numerical modeling of unsaturated soils,” which was held in Weimar (Germany) during 18-19 September 2003. The conference was organized under the auspices of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) and the National German G- technical Society (DGGT). The need to understand the behavior of unsaturated soils is becoming exclusively - sential for the geotechnical engineers and designers. In the last three decades many - searchers have made significant contribution to the understanding of the unsaturated soil mechanics. Nevertheless, application of the subject to variety of new problems still - quires our attention. This International conference is a mere attempt to unite researchers and engineers in geotechnical engineering and to discuss about the problems associated with the unsaturated soils. Doing so the objectives of these lecture notes are as follows: - to promote unsaturated soil mechanics for practical application, - to exchange experiences in experimental unsaturated soil mechanics and numerical modeling, - to discuss application of unsaturated soil mechanics to variety of problems. In other words, we could also name these two volumes as “From theory to daily pr- tice”. I would like to extend my deep sense of appreciation as the editor and the Head of the organizing committee, to many persons who have contributed either directly or indirectly to organize the International conference and to finalize these proceedings.

• Experimental Studies
• Numerical and Theoretical Approaches
• Simulation
• Unsaturated Soil
• geotechnical engineering
• mechanics
• model
• modeling
• soil mechanics

• Professur Bodenmechanik, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Weimar, Germany

  Tom Schanz

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