Unsaturated Soils, Two Volume Set: Experimental Studies in Unsaturated Soils and Expansive Soils (Vol. 1) & Theoretical and Numerical Advances in Unsa

ISBN-13: 9780415804806 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 942 str.

Olivier Buzzi;S. Fityus;D. Sheng

Opis

Describing the state-of-the-art in research and practice in the geo-engineering aspects of unsaturated soils, this collection covers advances in testing techniques, engineering behaviour, constitutive and numerical modelling and case histories.

Unsaturated soils are a world-wide phenomenon. In fact, natural soils are more likely to be in an unsaturated state than in a saturated state, considering the extent of semi arid zones on the planet. Unsaturated soil mechanics is now increasingly recognized as an integral part of mainstream soil mechanics, and the importance and relevance of unsaturated soil mechanics for the broad field of geotechnical engineering no longer needs to be emphasized. Expansive soils, which are generally adopted as a subset of unsaturated soils, have long been appreciated as a source of significant practical issues in geotechnical engineering, and their importance has been recognized through sustained research.

The two volumes making up Unsaturated soils include papers from the 4^th Asia Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soils (Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 23-25 November 2009). Experimental Studies in Unsaturated Soils and Expansive Soils contains contributions which describe field and laboratory studies in unsaturated soils and expansive soils. The keynote and overview lectures, and the contributions on theoretical and numerical advances in the field, are published in the companion volume, Theoretical and Numerical Advances in Unsaturated Soil Mechanics. Both volumes will proof to be invaluable to academics and research students in unsaturated soil mechanics.

Spis treści

Experimental Studies in Unsaturated Soils and Expansive Soils. Mechanical characterization. Cyclic loading. Shear strength and shear stiffness. Thermal effects. Development of experimental methods. Soil water characteristic curve and suction measurement. Field testing and slope stability. Expansive soils and collapsible soils. Applications. Theoretical and Numerical Advances in Unsaturated Soil Mechanics. Keynotes and overview lectures. Constitutive modelling of unsaturated soils. Implementation and numerical modelling of unsaturated soils. Shear strength and stiffness of unsaturated soils. Soil-water-environment interactions. Volume change behaviour of unsaturated soils. Applications of unsaturated soils.

O autorze

Buzzi, Olivier; Fityus, S.; Sheng, D.