Publications related to Soil mechanics

Characterization of THM Behaviour of Compacted MX-80 Granular Bentonite Using an Advanced Double-wall Triaxial Cell

Lyesse Laloui, Alessio Ferrari, Ali Seiphoori

This paper aims at characterization of thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of MX-80 granular bentonite obtained from an innovative double-cell triaxial system. The system has been mainly developed to perform suction controlled tests on unsaturated geomateria ...

2013

Tidal influence on soil conditions in an intertidal creek-marsh system

David Andrew Barry

To understand better how tides affect the soil conditions of salt marshes, pore-water flow in a modeled 3-D creek-marsh system was simulated under the influence of both monochromatic and spring-neap tides. In analyzing the simulation results, we examined s ...

American Geophysical Union2013

Desiccation shrinkage of non-clayey soils: a numerical study

Lyesse Laloui, Hervé Péron

A meso-scale model based on the evolution of the pore system and idealized as bimodal is numerically examined. A simplified evolution of the model reveals a series of characteristics that qualitatively agree with the observed macroscopic experimental findi ...

Wiley-Blackwell2013

Solute transport in nearly saturated porous media under landfill clay liners: A finite deformation approach

David Andrew Barry

For solute transport in a deformable clay liner, the importance of consolidation in the presence of sorption and consolidation-induced advection are well known. Here a one-dimensional coupled consolidation and solute transport model for a partially saturat ...

Elsevier Science Bv2013

A 3D lattice Boltzmann effective media study: understanding the role of C-S-H and water saturation on the permeability of cement paste

Karen Scrivener, Mohamad Zalzale

A 3D lattice Boltzmann model is developed and used to calculate the water and gas permeabilities of model cement pastes at different degrees of water saturation. In addition to permeable micron-sized capillary pores and impermeable solid inclusions, the la ...

Institute of Physics2013

Constitutive analysis of the mechanical anisotropy of Opalinus Clay

Lyesse Laloui, Bertrand François, Mathieu Nuth, Simon Salager

This paper aims to analyse the anisotropic features of behaviour of Opalinus Clay using the theory of plastic multi-mechanisms. The results of triaxial tests conducted with different load levels and directions showed that the mechanical behaviour of this s ...

Springer Verlag2013

Influences of polymer concrete surfacing and localised load distribution on behaviour up to failure of an orthotropic FRP bridge deck

Thomas Keller, Wendel Michael Sebastian

This paper presents experimental results which demonstrate the important, but to date little-studied influence of surfacing on the response up to failure of orthotropic GFRP bridge decking local to concentrated loading. Four bonded deck specimens were test ...

Elsevier2013

Shear-Stress Partitioning in Live Plant Canopies and Modifications to Raupach's Model

Michael Lehning, Benjamin Andreas Walter

The spatial peak surface shear stress on the ground beneath vegetation canopies is responsible for the onset of particle entrainment and its precise and accurate prediction is essential when modelling soil, snow or sand erosion. This study investigates she ...

Springer Netherlands2012

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Soil mechanics

Characterization of THM Behaviour of Compacted MX-80 Granular Bentonite Using an Advanced Double-wall Triaxial Cell

Tidal influence on soil conditions in an intertidal creek-marsh system

Desiccation shrinkage of non-clayey soils: a numerical study

Solute transport in nearly saturated porous media under landfill clay liners: A finite deformation approach

A 3D lattice Boltzmann effective media study: understanding the role of C-S-H and water saturation on the permeability of cement paste

Constitutive analysis of the mechanical anisotropy of Opalinus Clay

Influences of polymer concrete surfacing and localised load distribution on behaviour up to failure of an orthotropic FRP bridge deck

The physics and micro-mechanics of nano-voids and nano-particles in polymer combinations

Shear-Stress Partitioning in Live Plant Canopies and Modifications to Raupach's Model

Effects of soil stratigraphy on pore-water flow in a creek-marsh system

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Characterization of THM Behaviour of Compacted MX-80 Granular Bentonite Using an Advanced Double-wall Triaxial Cell

Constitutive analysis of the mechanical anisotropy of Opalinus Clay

Shear-Stress Partitioning in Live Plant Canopies and Modifications to Raupach's Model

Tidal influence on soil conditions in an intertidal creek-marsh system

Desiccation shrinkage of non-clayey soils: a numerical study

Solute transport in nearly saturated porous media under landfill clay liners: A finite deformation approach

The physics and micro-mechanics of nano-voids and nano-particles in polymer combinations

A 3D lattice Boltzmann effective media study: understanding the role of C-S-H and water saturation on the permeability of cement paste

Influences of polymer concrete surfacing and localised load distribution on behaviour up to failure of an orthotropic FRP bridge deck

Effects of soil stratigraphy on pore-water flow in a creek-marsh system