The pressuremeter is a versatile piece of ground investigation equipment that can be used
to test any type of soil or rock in situ. It quantifies in-situ stress, stiffness, strength and …

Shear wave velocity (V s) is one of the most important input parameter to represent the
stiffness of the soil layers. It is preferable to measure V s by in situ wave propagation tests …

This paper describes and interprets tests on piles driven through glacial tills and chalk at a
Baltic Sea windfarm, covering an advance trial campaign and later production piling. The …

Glacial tills are a product of the glacial processes of erosion, transportation and deposition
and could have been subjected to several glacial cycles and periglacial processes to the …

Natural clay is commonly used as a liner material to contain landfill leachate from
contaminating the environment. A key characteristic of liner material is its hydraulic …

Rainfall thresholds express the minimum levels of rainfall that need to be reached or
exceeded in order for landslides to occur in a particular area. They are a common tool in …

ABSTRACT A geophysical investigation was carried out after the failure of an important
railway embankment in the south‐east of Ireland. The embankment, which had a long‐term …

This paper characterises the soil conditions at the Sheringham Shoal wind farm in the North
Sea, in the context of designing foundations for offshore wind turbines. The purpose is to …

Long-term geotechnical slope deterioration, influenced by weathering and meteorological
factors, presents stability challenges to infrastructure. Wetting and drying cycles lead to pore …

Many of the earthworks assets on rail transport networks were constructed in the 1800s and
have thus operated for periods far in excess of their expected service life. Incidences of …