Characteristics of soft marine clay under cyclic loading: a review

Q Yang, Y Ren, J Niu, K Cheng, Y Hu… - Bulletin of engineering …, 2018 - Springer
Soft clay forms a big proportion of the seabed ground. In a marine environment, waves,
wind, and earthquakes, often known as cyclic loads, are a main contributor to the loading of …

Experimental identification of plastic shakedown behavior of saturated clay subjected to traffic loading with principal stress rotation

JG Qian, YG Wang, ZY Yin, MS Huang - Engineering Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
Traffic loading causes the rotation of principal stress axis and generates a heart-shaped
stress path in the deviatoric stress space. Using dynamic hollow cylinder apparatus (DHCA) …

Relationship between resilient modulus and suction for compacted subgrade soils

Z Han, SK Vanapalli - Engineering geology, 2016 - Elsevier
The resilient modulus (MR) of pavement materials is a key parameter required in the
mechanistic pavement design methods. Seasonal moisture regime and suction (s) …

Undrained shear and stiffness degradation of intact marine clay under monotonic and cyclic loading

K Pan, ZH Yuan, CF Zhao, JH Tong, ZX Yang - Engineering Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Optimal whole-life design for marine structures requires an accurate assessment of how
their underlying geo-materials respond to various static and cyclic loads. This study …

Three-dimensional spatial stress state of highway subgrade under vehicle load: experimental evidence and evaluation model

X Cui, Y Du, J Hao, Z Bao, Q Jin, X Li… - … Journal of Pavement …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, field tests of highway subgrade dynamic response were conducted using a self-
developed regular dodecahedron soil pressure sensor (RDSPS). The RDSPS can be used …

Mechanical and microscopic properties of cement stabilized silt

S Pu, Z Zhu, W Song, Y Wan, H Wang, S Song… - KSCE Journal of Civil …, 2020 - Springer
In order to explore the strength, water stability, compressibility, shear properties of cement
stabilized silt, the one-dimensional consolidation tests, direct shear and unconfined …

Accumulative plastic strain of thawed saturated clay under long-term cyclic loading

B Lin, F Zhang, D Feng, K Tang, X Feng - Engineering Geology, 2017 - Elsevier
Accumulative strain of subgrade soil is crucial for designing the subgrade structures and
maintaining the long-term performance of pavements. Due to the effects of freeze-thaw …

Engineering properties and microstructural characteristics of foundation silt stabilized by lignin-based industrial by-product

T Zhang, G Cai, S Liu, AJ Puppala - KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 2016 - Springer
This paper presents details of a study that deals with determination of engineering
properties and microstructural characteristics of a foundation soil (silt) sedimented in …

Directional-dependence in the mechanical characteristics of sand: a review

AHJ Al-Rkaby, A Chegenizadeh… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The majority of granular soil is anisotropic material and it exhibits stress–strain variations
depending on principal stress directions. Such directions acting on granular deposits vary …

Engineering properties of soil-based controlled low-strength materials made from local red mud and silty soil

L Wang, W Feng, SAM Lazaro, X Li, Y Cheng… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of controlled low-strength materials
(CLSM) made from silty soil as the only aggregate, together with local red mud (RM) and …