Relationship between shear-wave velocity and geotechnical parameters for Norwegian clays

JS L'Heureux, M Long - Journal of geotechnical and …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
A database of shear-wave velocity (V s) measurements using a variety of techniques and
soil properties measured on high-quality samples for 28 Norwegian sites has been …

Effective friction angle of clays and silts from piezocone penetration tests

Z Ouyang, PW Mayne - Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2018 - cdnsciencepub.com
An existing effective stress limit plasticity solution for piezocone penetration tests (CPTu) is
calibrated to evaluate the effective stress friction angle () for undrained conditions for a …

Geophysical and geotechnical studies of geology and sediment properties at a quick-clay landslide site at Esp, Trondheim, Norway

IL Solberg, M Long, VC Baranwal, AS Gylland… - Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
Increased urbanisation and development in previous marginal areas have led to the need to
protect the population, the environment and infrastructure from hazards such as quick-clay …

The Tiller–Flotten research site: Geotechnical characterization of a very sensitive clay deposit

JS L'Heureux, A Lindgård, A Emdal - 2019 - ngi.brage.unit.no
The Tiller-Flotten research site was developed through the Norwegian GeoTest site (NGTS)
project. The site consists of a more than 50 m thick marine clay deposit. The top 7.5 m of the …

Multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW) for offshore geotechnical investigations

M Long, A Trafford, T McGrath, P O'Connor - Engineering Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Multichannel analysis of surface wave (MASW) surveys are commonly used onshore to
produce shear wave velocity (V s) profiles. This paper describes its use in offshore …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical investigations of retrogressive failure in sensitive clays: revisiting 1994 Sainte-Monique slide, Quebec

Z Shan, W Zhang, D Wang, L Wang - Landslides, 2021 - Springer
Retrogressive slope failure is ubiquitous in regions of abundant sensitive clays with its
mechanism yet to be understood comprehensively. This study gives numerical …

Effect of Quaternary transgression and regression on the engineering properties of Shanghai soft clays

GL Ye, N Lin, XH Bao, L Gu, SK Yadav - Engineering Geology, 2018 - Elsevier
The engineering properties of marine clays are closely related to its depositional
environment. However, the correlation between the chemical properties and depositional …

Shear bands in undrained plane strain compression of Norwegian quick clays

V Thakur, S Nordal, G Viggiani… - Canadian Geotechnical …, 2018 - cdnsciencepub.com
This work presents the results of plane strain tests carried out at the Laboratoire 3SR
Grenoble (France) on undisturbed samples of very sensitive Norwegian soft clay. Discussion …

Ultrahigh-resolution 9C seismic survey in a landslide prone area in southwest of Sweden

T Pertuz, A Malehmir - Geophysical Journal International, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We studied the benefits of a nine-component (9C) seismic survey over a landslide-prone
area in southwest of Sweden to retrieve ultrahigh-resolution shear wave reflection images of …

Influence of early diagenesis on geotechnical properties of clay sediments (Romania, Black Sea)

G Ballas, S Garziglia, N Sultan, E Pelleter… - Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
The geotechnical properties of clay sediments were investigated using laboratory and in-situ
measurements as part of the geohazard assessment in the Romanian sector of the Black …