1st Edition
Unsaturated Soils: Research & Applications
Unsaturated Soils: Research and Applications contains 247 papers presented at 6th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT2014, Sydney, Australia, 2-4 July 2014). The two volumes provide an overview of recent experimental and theoretical advances in a wide variety of topics related to unsaturated soil mechanics:
- Unsaturated Soil Behavior
- Experimentation
- Modelling
- Case Histories
- Geotechnical Engineering Problems
- Multidisciplinary and New Areas
Unsaturated Soils: Research and Applications presents a wealth of information, and is of interest to researchers and practising engineers in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering.
These proceedings are dedicated to Professor Geoffrey E. Blight (1934-2013), who passed in November 2013.
Preface xix
Organization xxi
Obituary xxiii
VOLUME 1
Plenary lectures
Possible frost heave mechanisms in an unsaturated high-speed railway formation
D. Sheng, G. Zhao, S. Zhang & F. Niu
Highly expansive granular mixtures
E.E. Alonso, N. Pinyol & C. Hoffmann
Validating the effective stress principle in unsaturated soil using non-failure tests
N. Lu
Semi plenary lectures
Some issues in hydro-mechanical behaviour of unsaturated soils and its modelling
De’an Sun, Y. Gao & J. Zhang
Raw earth construction: Is there a role for unsaturated soil mechanics?
D. Gallipoli, A.W. Bruno, C. Perlot & N. Salmon
Expansive clays, collapsing sands, unbound pavement materials and unsaturated soil theory
D.A. Cameron
Use of the yield pressure to interpret pressuremeter results in unsaturated soil
G.A. Miller
Characterization of unsaturated properties of recycled materials
H. Rahardjo, A. Satyanaga, E.C. Leong & J.-Y. Wang
Response of intermediate unsaturated soils under suction-controlled plane strain conditions: A preliminary investigation
J.A. Cruz, L.R. Hoyos & A. Lizcano
Unsaturated issues in claystones
P. Delage
Matrix suction and shear strength of unsaturated clay
S. Frydman & R. Baker
On the hydro-mechanical behavior of unsaturated soils in railway sub-structures
Y.J. Cui
Fundamentals
Role of matric suction on wetting-induced collapse settlement of silty sand
A.T.M.Z. Rabbi, D.A. Cameron & M.M. Rahman
Investigation of the directional dependence of soil resistivity in cracking clays
A.A. Hassan & D.G. Toll
Physical effects of liquid-vapor water transition in unsaturated soils
B. Pelizzari, J. Monnet, B. Loret, D. Mahmutovic, O. Plé, L. Boutonnier & J.-F. Daïan
Research on stress state variables of unsaturated soil
B. Qin & Z.H. Chen
Study on mechanical behavior of non-wettable sands
B.S. Kim, Y. Takeshita, S. Kato & S.W. Park
The principle of effective stress in unsaturated soil mechanics and its limitations
C.G. Zhao, Z.Z. Liu & G.Q. Cai
Necessary conditions for the critical state of unsaturated soils
C.G. Zhao, S. Asreazad, J. Li & G.Q. Cai
Exploiting suction to reduce embodied carbon in geotechnical structures
D. McIntyre & A. Tarantino
Projections of climate change on the behaviour of clays in the UK
D. Clarke & J.A. Smethurst
Interpretation of stresses and strains in unsaturated fine-grained soils
E.J. Murray, D.G. Toll & V. Sivakumar
Pore-water pressure development of a quasi-saturated compacted residual soil
G.G. Carnero & F.A.M. Marinho
Examination of effective stress and determination of state surface of unsaturated clayey silt by using suction controlled consolidometer test
H. Suzuki & Y. Okano
On controlling influence of the line of optimums on the compacted clayey soil behavior
J. Kodikara, T. Islam, S. Wijesooriya, H. Bui & B.C. Burman
A modified form of Terzaghi’s effective stress principle of unsaturated expansive clays
J. Mainka, C. Moyne, M.A. Murad & S.A. Lima
Effects of wetting on mechanical behavior and particle crushing of a mudstone particle mixture
J.-J. Wang, M.-W. Liu, H.-P. Zhang, D.-Y. Wang & W.-J. Deng
Principle of effective stress for unsaturated soils
L.T. Shao, G. Zheng, X.X. Guo & G. Liu
Experimental study on the relationship of mechanic and hydraulic state variables, and the dielectric properties of clays
M. Schwing, Z. Chen, A. Scheuermann, D.J. Williams & N. Wagner
Characterization of time-dependent contact angles for oleic acid mixed sands with different particle size fractions
Y.N.S. Wijewardana, K. Kawamoto, T. Komatsu, S. Hamamoto, S. Subedi & P. Moldrup
Characterization of the effect of disturbance on the hydro-mechanical behavior of a highly collapsible loessial soil
S. Mohsen Haeri, A. Khosravi, S. Ghaizadeh, A. Akbari Garakani & C.L. Meehan
Fundamental concepts of the mechanics of unsaturated soils
V.Y. Katte & G.E. Blight
Hydro-mechanical behaviour of unsaturated soils
V. Sivakumar & N. Vimalan
Effect of confining pressure and degree of saturation on damping ratios of sand
Z.Y. Cheng & E.C. Leong
Constitutive modelling
Influence of compaction procedure on elastic anisotropy
A.M. Hasan & S.J. Wheeler
An improved modeling of hydro-mechanical behavior of unsaturated compacted soils
C. Yang, C.S. Yang & X.F. Liu
Swelling of compacted expansive clays interpreted in terms of Tezaghi effective stress
D. Mašín & N. Khalili
A model for weakly unsaturated soils taking into account the three phases (air, water and soil)
D. Mahmutovic, J. Monnet, B. Loret, O. Plé, B. Pelizzari, L. Boutonnier & B.T. Lai
Inception of strain localization in variably saturated soils
D. Perić, G. Zhao & N. Khalili
Elastoplastic framework for the volumetric behavior of unsaturated soils
E. Rojas, H. Arroyo & M.L. Pérez-Rea
Elastoplastic framework to simulate the collapse of soils
E. Rojas, H. Arroyo & M.L. Pérez-Rea
A multiphase constitutive modeling framework for unsaturated soil behavior
G.D. Nguyen & Y. Gan
A simple model for prediction of the modulus of elasticity of unsaturated expansive soils
H.H. Adem & S.K. Vanapalli
Bounding Surface Plasticity (BSP) approach to model behaviour of unsaturated soils using a non-associative flow rule
H. Wong, B.T. Lai, A. Fabbri, D. Branque & M. Morvan
Modelling wetting collapse behaviour in unsaturated granite residual soil
M.J. Md. Noor & I.B.M. Jais
A constitutive model of unsaturated expansive soils considering influences of capillary and adsorptive components of matric suction
J. Li, C.G. Zhao, Y. Liu & G.Q. Cai
Influence of stress variables on constitutive modeling for unsaturated soils
J.S. Li, J.F. Yang, G.L. Ye, A.M. Liu & Y.C. Xing
Patterns of cracking in soils due to drying and wetting cycles
J. Cordero, A. Cuadrado, A. Ledesma & P.C. Prat
Nonlinear ground response analysis of unsaturated soil deposits
M. Biglari, I. Ashayeri & F. Fouladi
Incremental stress-strain and suction-degree of saturation formulation in unsaturated soils
M. Lloret-Cabot & D. Sheng
A new model adapted for unsaturated soils taking cyclic loading into account
M. Morvan, B. Chevalier & P. Breul
Discussion on the introduction of suction in an existing model
M. Morvan, B. Chevalier, H. Wong & D. Branque
Discussion on the integration of the complex hydromechanical coupling in a model adapted for unsaturated soils
M. Morvan, B. Chevalier, P. Breul, H. Wong & D. Dranque
Prediction of stress strain response by rotational multiple yield surface framework for unsaturated granite residual soil
M.J. Md. Noor & I.B.M. Jais
An elasto-plastic model for unsaturated soils with evolving anisotropy
M.A. Al-Sharrad & D. Gallipoli
Multi-scale analysis of the swelling and shrinkage of a lime-treated expansive clayey soil
O. Cuisinier, F. Masrouri, G. Stoltz & G. Russo
A compressibility framework to describe the volume change behaviour of unsaturated clayey soils
P. Sitarenios & M. Kavvadas
Directional plastic flow and stress increment dependencies: Experimental study on variably saturated soils
S. Zargarbashi & N. Khalili
Stress integration schemes for unsaturated soils
W.T. Sołowski & S.W. Sloan
Model predictions of hydro-mechanical coupling in unsaturated crushable soils
Y.D. Zhang & G. Buscarnera
Numerical modelling
Multi-objective management of unconfined aquifer considering the unsaturated flow zone
A.A. Javadi & M.S. Hussain
Modelling benchmark of a laboratory test on hydro-mechanical behavior of bentonite
A. Millard, J.D. Barnichon, N. Mokni, K.E. Thatcher, A. Bond & R. Blaheta
Modeling the thermo-mechanical triaxial shearing behavior of unsaturated soils using EPR
A. Ahangar-Asr, A.A. Javadi & N. Khalili
Modeling density effect on hydro-mechanical behavior of unsaturated soils
A.N. Zhou & D. Sheng
Coupling between deformation and flow models in deformable unsaturated soils
A. Khoshghalb & N. Khalili
A preliminary meso-mechanical analysis of effective stress in unsaturated soil
G. Zhao & N. Khalili
Modeling rainfall infiltration through coarse and fine-grained unsaturated geomaterials
G. Rotisciani, A. Desideri, G. Sciarra & F. Casini
Numerical analysis of unsaturated excavation by using suction stress
J. Zhou, B. Liu & X.-Y. Xie
Modelling soil water redistribution in unsaturated zone during evaporation process
J. Teng, N. Yasufuku, R. Ishikura & Z. Jiang
Compaction simulation with soil/water/air coupled FEA code and parametric study
K. Kawai, V. Phommachanh, S. Sakamoto & A. Iizuka
Obtaining factors of safety from a finite element analysis of unsaturated soils
L. Zdravković, D.M. Potts & A. Tsiampousi
Equivalent linear site response analysis of partially saturated sand layers
M. Ghayoomi & M. Mirshekari
Modeling the formation and propagation of desiccation cracks in soils
M. Sánchez, O. Manzoli & L. Guimarães
Consolidation analysis of unsaturated double porosity media
S. Salimzadeh & N. Khalili
EFG mesh-less method for coupled hydro-mechanical analysis of unsaturated porous media
S. Samimi & A. Pak
Numerical simulation of mechanical behavior of a triaxial silty soil under undrained and various controlled air boundary conditions
T. Yoshikawa & T. Noda
Three-phase coupled analysis of unsaturated embankment subjected to rainfall infiltration and seismic motion
T. Matsumaru & R. Uzuoka
The influence of time unit and element size with the numerical result of soil-water-air coupled unsaturated seepage analysis
T. Mori, M. Kazama, J. Kim & R. Uzuoka
Verification of a new soil-water-air coupled analysis based on a rate-type equation of motion through realization of uniform deformation of an unsaturated soil specimen
T. Noda & T. Yoshikawa
Application of soil/water/air coupled F.E. code to predict seepage and deformation on sandy slope
V. Phommachanh, N. Matsuo, K. Ienaga, K. Kawai, A. Iizuka & B. Tiwari
Mesh size dependent process of wetting front advancing in unsaturated soil column
X. Zhao, X. Li, J. Liu & X. Chen
A FE analysis on slope failure in unsaturated ground based on soil-water-air fully coupling theory
Y.L. Xiong, F. Zhang, X.H. Bao & B. Ye
A constitutive model for coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical analysis of multiphase flow in local thermal non-equilibrium in fractured media
Y. Bai & N. Khalili
Numerical evaluation for performance of a capillary barrier system
Y. Sugiyama, S. Nomura, K. Kawai & M. Mimura
Numerical evaluation of a multiple soil barrier system preventing water infiltration
Y. Takayama, Y. Ikuta, A. Iizuka, K. Kawai, T. Taki, R. Sakao & Y. Ichikawa
Micro and macro structure
Microstructural analysis of water retention property for a cemented dredged material
A.C.F. Chiu & X. Hu
An X-Ray CT imaging of water absorption process of soft rocks
A. Sato & Ö. Aydan
Influence of microfabric evolution on the retention behaviour of compacted clayey soils
A.C. Dieudonné, G.D. Vecchia, R. Charlier & C. Jommi
An approach to detect micro- and macro-porosity from MIP data
B.C.F.L. Lopes, M.P. Cordão Neto & A. Tarantino
Sand mixture density 691
E. Imre, M. Hazay, M. Juhász, J. Lőrincz, K. Rajkai, T. Schanz, Y. Lins & Zs. Hortobágyi
Qualitative and quantitative investigation of soils and porous rocks by using very high resolution X-ray micro-CT imaging
G. Zacher, T. Paul, M. Halisch & P. Westenberger
An investigation into unsaturated states of granular media using X-ray computed tomography
S. Salager, G. Khaddour, J. Desrues & P. Charrier
Experimental and modelling issues in unsaturated soils mechanics: Role of microstructure
J.M. Pereira, J.F. Bruchon, M. Vandamme, N. Lenoir, P. Delage & M. Bornert
The use of XRCT to investigate highly unsaturated soil mixtures
J.C. Smith, C.E. Augarde & C.T.S. Beckett
Macro and microstructure of Guadalquivir blue marls in cyclic suction-controlled drying and wetting test
M. Vázquez-Boza, J.L. Justo, P. Durand & A. Morales-Esteban
Observation of soil curling using 2D laser scanner
M. Zielinski, M. Sanchez, E. Romero & A. Atique
Microstructural interpretation of compression behaviour of compacted kaolin clay
M. Pedrotti & A. Tarantino
Small strain and dynamic response
Role of the compaction energy level on the small strain stiffness of a silty sand soil subjected to wetting and drying
A. Heitor, B. Indraratna & C. Rujikiatkamjorn
Large deformation dynamic analysis of unsaturated soils
B.S. Khan, G.A. Esgandani & N. Khalili
Constitutive model for unsaturated fine-grained soils incorporating small strain stiffness
K.S. Wong & D. Mašín
Small-strain shear stiffness of compacted clays: Initial state and microstructural features
J. Suriol, E. Romero, A. Lloret & J. Vaunat
Effect of wetting and drying paths on the resilient modulus of a compacted soil
R.C. Weber, W.Y.Y. Gehling & W.P. Núñez
Effect of pore air pressure on cyclic behavior of unsaturated sandy soil
R. Uzuoka, T. Unno, N. Sento & M. Kazama
Influence of seepage event on cyclic triaxial behavior of a compacted, unsaturated soil
T. Nishimura
Semi-empirical model for predicting the resilient modulus of unsaturated fine-grained soils
Z. Han & S.K. Vanapalli
Thermal effects—desiccation
Refinements in the theory to predict actual evaporation
D. Tran, D.G. Fredlund, D.H. Chan & W.G. Wilson
Temperature effect on the mechanical parameters of a clayey compacted soil
H. Eslami, S. Rosin-Paumier, A. Abdallah & F. Masrouri
Crack formation in clayey geomaterials subjected to tensile (total) stress
I. Murray, A. Tarantino & F. Francescon
Desiccation cracking in clay forms subjected to non-uniform hydraulic and mechanical boundary conditions
I. Murray, A. Tarantino, P. Gérard & F. Francescon
Unsaturated soil mechanics in geothermal energy applications
J.S. McCartney, C.J.R. Coccia, N.A. Alsherif, M.A. Stewart, T. Baser, T. Traore & J.C. Goode III
Water retention and thermal properties of nearly saturated Boom Clay
L.Q. Dao, P. Delage, Y.J. Cui, A.M. Tang, X.L. Li & X. Sillen
Variation of total suction of a clayey soil with temperature
M.A. Ali, R.M. Singh, A. Bouazza, W.P. Gates & R.K. Rowe
Behaviour of a bentonite barrier under thermal and hydraulic gradients: FEBEX mock-up test, 16 years of operation P.L. Martín, J.M. Barcala & M.V. Villar
Numerical investigation of desiccation cracking in fine-grained soil using a lattice spring model
Y. Gui, G. Zhao & N. Khalili
Shrink—swell
Laboratory tests on swelling due to crystal growth in sulphate bearing rocks
A. Deu, E. Romero, À. Plaza & I.R. Berdugo
Crystal growth and soil expansion: The role of interfacial pressure and pore structure
A. Ramon & E.E. Alonso
Multi-scale study of desiccation shrinkage in granular soils
H. Bista, L.B. Hu, B. Mielniczuk, M.S. El Youssoufi, L. Laloui & T. Hueckel
Relationship between swelling pressures determined by constant volume and consolidation-swell oedometer tests
J.D. Nelson & K.C. Chao
Effect of coal addition on the swelling potential of a weathered claystone
J. Johnston, S. Fityus & O. Buzzi
Wetting induced volume change behavior of compacted expansive soil with different initial state
J. Zhang & W.L. Zou
Quantifying shrink-swell capacity of soil using soil moisture sorption isotherms
L.D. Rivera, D.R. Cobos, C.S. Campbell, C.L.S. Morgan & W.J. Likos
Biological treatment of swelling soils using microbial calcite precipitation
M. Sadjadi, E. Nikooee & G. Habibagahi
Deformation of compacted bentonite due to changes in relative humidity
T. Nishimura & J. Koseki
Influence of stress-volume path on swelling behavior of an expansive clay
X.F. Liu, O.P. Buzzi & J. Vaunat
Author index
VOLUME 2
Water retention characteristics
Voids ratio dependent soil-water characteristic curves: Theoretical derivations using fractals
A.R. Russell
Study of SWCC modeling parameters with variation in swelling behavior and mineralogy of four compacted expansive clays
A. Pedarla, A.J. Puppala, L.R. Hoyos, C.E. Zapata & B. Chittoori
Generating accurate soil water characteristic curves over the full range of soil suction by combining the Wind-Schindler and dewpoint hygrometer techniques
C.S. Campbell, D.R. Cobos, L.D. Rivera & G.S. Campbell
Development of a hysteretic soil-water retention model using an optimisation technique
D.M.G. Taborda & A. Tsiampousi
SWCC measurement of two types of iron ore fines
H. Wang, J. Koseki & T. Nishimura
On the effects of density on water retention properties of expanded perlite
M. Caruso & D. Sterpi
Retention curves of bentonite under a microstructural perspective
M.V. Villar, R. Gómez-Espina, R. Campos, L. Gutiérrez-Nebot & I. Barrios
Soil water retention curves of a compacted soil used as liner of a sanitary landfill
M.A.G. Leme & M.G. Miguel
Evaluation of a geosynthetic clay liner water retention curve using vapour equilibrium technique
M.A. Rouf, R.M. Singh, A. Bouazza, W.P. Gates & R.K. Rowe
The water retention properties of the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone
M. Wan, P. Delage, A.M. Tang & J. Talandier
Effect of adding natural clay on the water retention curve of sand-bentonite mixtures
M.A. Dafalla & A.M. Al-Mahbashi
Effects of hydration fluid on moisture-suction relationships for geosynthetic clay liners
N. Yesiller, J.L. Risken, J.L. Hanson & J.B. Darius
Variability in Soil-Water Characteristic Curve associated with fitting parameters
Q. Zhai & H. Rahardjo
Water retention behavior of deformable soils—experiment and modeling
S. Salager, M. Nuth, A. Ferrari & L. Laloui
Unsaturated flow and hydraulic conductivity
A conceptual model for water-limited evapotranspiration taking into account root depth, root density, and vulnerability to xylem cavitation
A. Amabile, B. Balzano, M. Caruso & A. Tarantino
Dynamics of water movements with reversals in unsaturated soils
A. Scheuermann, S.A. Galindo-Torres, D.M. Pedroso, D.J. Williams & L. Li
Characterisation of the hydraulic behaviour of coarse-grained flood embankment materials
A. Pozzato & A. Tarantino
Hydration kinetics of compacted low-density bentonite1
A.C. Dieudonné, R. Charlier & E. Romero
Underlying parameters affecting estimation of unsaturated permeability of soils
A. Rahimi, H. Rahardjo & E.C. Leong
Rate of capillary rise in a column of uniform sized spheres
E.C. Leong & W. Huang
Comparison of 1D and 2D infiltration results using unsaturated transparent soil
G.A. Siemens & C.P. Oldroyd
Predicting the dependency of a permeability function on initial density for unsaturated soils
G.Q. Cai, A.N. Zhou & D. Sheng
Probabilistic model to predict soil-water characteristics on unsaturated soils
H. Arroyo, E. Rojas, M.L. Pérez-Rea, J. Horta & J. Arroyo
Hydraulic conductivity from soil-water characteristic curves with hysteresis
H. Yang, A. Khoshghalb & A.R. Russell
Inverse analysis to estimate hydraulic properties of unsaturated soil
S. Hosung
Assessment of soil texture influence on nitrates leachability in unsaturated soils
I. Popescu, Gy. Deák & G. Dorobantu
Experimental study of brown coal hydraulic behavior at low confining stress
K. Liu, R. Mackay, J. Xue & A. Tolooiyan
An experimental study on pore-air behavior during water seepage process in unsaturated soil
K. Kamiya & S. Yamada
Determination of unsaturated permeability function for clayey silt
N. Ebrahimi-Birang & D.G. Fredlund
Evaluation of the method of determining unsaturated hydraulic conductivity based on the pore size distribution curve
T.T.H. Nguyen, Y.J. Cui, A.M. Tang, G. Herrier, V. Ferber, C. Mauduit & F. Plier
Experiences with unsaturated flow modeling and unsaturated flow property determination for expansive clays
S. Houston & B. Welfert
Determination of the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of clayey soil columns using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
S. Rosin-Paumier, S. Leclerc, A. Abdallah & D. Stemmelen
Gas flow in variable permeability porous media
S. Olivella, J. Alcoverro & E.E. Alonso
The modified van Genuchten-Mualem model on Hydraulic Conductivity to improve reliability and numerical stability near saturation
S. Oh & Y.K. Kim
Derivation of mass transfer model for unsaturated soil and its applications
S. Nomura, Y. Sugiyama, K. Kawai & A. Iizuka
Evaluation on air-permeability of unsaturated soils subjected to freeze-thaw action
T. Ishikawa, T. Tokoro, D. Nakamura & S. Yamashita
Estimation and observation of water diversion in capillary barrier of soil
T. Morii, K. Kobayashi, K. Matsumoto & K. Taguchi
Influence of Fredlund-Xing-Kunze hydraulic models for the prediction of flow through unsaturated soils
T.V. Bharat
Swelling characteristics and permeability of bentonite
W.J. Sun, S.Q. Liu, D.A. Sun & L. Fang
Discrete microbubbles flow in transparent porous media
Y. Ma, G. Yan, A. Scheuermann, L. Li, S.A. Galindo-Torres & D. Bringemeier
Slope stability
Effect of dual-porosity material on stability of slope during rainfall
A. Satyanaga, H. Rahardjo, E.C. Leong, Y.H. Chia & J.-Y. Wang
Evaluating slope stability with respect to pore-water pressure and suction variation with rainfall: A case study of fill granitic slope in northern Thailand
A. Jotisankasa, K. Mahannopkul & A. Sawangsuriya
Infiltration and stability of soil slope with vetiver grass subjected to rainfall from numerical modeling
A. Jotisankasa, W. Mairaing & S. Tansamrit
A numerical study of hydrological effects of vegetation on slope stability
B. Balzano, A. Amabile, M. Caruso & A. Tarantino
The mechanism of soil moisture contents in a slope gully during rainfall
C.-C. Fan & H.-Z. Wang
Stability analysis of high steep saturated-unsaturated loess slope
H.J. Liao, C.M. Ning, X.P. Shan, Z.Y. Ma & F.Y. Liu
Implementation of coupled finite element analysis for partially saturated soil slope stability
J. Kim, S.W. Park & R.A. Regueiro
Slope stability analysis by considering unsaturated seepage force in unsaturated slope
K. Sako, M. Tabata, R. Kitamura & M. Niisaka
Reliability analysis of rainfall induced slope instability of unsaturated soil slopes
M.K. Sahis, G. Bhattacharya & R. Chowdhury
Experimental study on the initiation of debris flow
W. Hu, Q. Xu & T.W.J. van Asch
Shear strength
Unsaturated shear strength prediction of highly expansive soil
A.M. Al-Mahbashi & T.Y. Elkady
Modification of relative humidity and soil resistance at ground surface
D. Tran, D.G. Fredlund & D.H. Chan
The relationship between unconfined compressive strength and matric suction of compacted Khon Kaen Loess
R. Nuntasarn
Matric suction and shear strength of dynamically compacted soils
R. Kizza, E.C. Leong & H. Rahardjo
Generalized sensitivity for unsaturated cohesive soils
S.J. Shao, Q. Wang & W. Zheng
Unsaturated shear strength of coal mine spoil
S. Fityus, H. Robertson, L. Bradfield & J. Simmons
Experimental study and evaluation of shear behavior of unsaturated soil-steel interfaces
Y. Liang, C.-X. Wang, G.-C. He & S.-L. Zhou
Shearing behavior and modeling of disturbed volcanic cohesive soil considering dependence of hydraulic hysteresis on void ratio
Y. Kiyohara & M. Kazama
Field studies
Field monitoring of seasonal ground movements in expansive soils in Melbourne
A.M.A.N. Karunarathne, S. Sivanerupan, E.F. Gad, M.M. Disfani, J.L. Wilson & J. Li
Analysis of the effects of the partial saturation on the Adige river embankment stability
A. Pozzato, A. Tarantino & F. De Polo
Effects of grass on induced soil suction during Evapotranspiration and ponding
A.K. Leung, K.X. Woon & C.W.W. Ng
Improvement of expansive soil of East Java, Indonesia by using the industrial solid waste
A. Rachmansyah
Excavation damaged zone modelling including hydraulic permeability evolution in unsaturated argilaceous rock
B. Pardoen, S. Levasseur & F. Collin
Himes and Johnson Street subgrade soil analysis
C.R. Clarke, J.B. Nevels Jr. & A.S. Cabrera
Soil moisture profile of a water-shedding cover design in central Queensland
C. Gonzales, T. Baumgartl, A. Scheuermann & A. Soliman
Soil-atmosphere interaction in a slope affected by shallow landslides: An example in Northern Italy
C. Meisina, M. Bordoni, D. Zizioli, S. Chersich, R. Valentino & M. Bittelli
On the role of geotechnical properties on the response of shafts realized by the sequential excavation method in unsaturated soils
C.C. Dias, A.T. Gomes & J. Vaunat
In-situ and laboratory measurements of coal matrix and cleat permeability
J. Busse, A. Scheuermann, S.A. Galindo-Torres, D. Bringemeier & L. Li
The change of matric suction due to heavy vehicle crossing
J. Grabe & M. Milatz
Field monitoring of an experimental embankment constructed with two treated fine-grained soils
K.V. Bicalho, L.C. Araujo, B.T. Dantas, Y.J. Cui, A.M. Tang, M. Froumentin & D. Mercadier
Studies on the inhibitory effect by various adaptation measures for red soil runoff from farmland on field tests
K. Araki, K. Okumura, N. Yasufuku & K. Omine
Fully coupled flow-deformation analyses of infiltration and matric suctions within a tropical soil slope
M.S. Md. Rahim & D.G. Toll
Rainfall-induced landslides: Development of a simple screening tool based on rainfall data and unsaturated soil mechanics principles
M. Suradi, A. Fourie, C. Beckett & O. Buzzi
Experimental arguments concerning a hydraulic connection layer during limestone convective drying
N. Prime, Z. Housni, L. Fraikin, A. Léonard, R. Charlier, F. Collin & S. Levasseur
Comparison of field and laboratory data in relation to cover design on TSF closure
P.J. Chapman & D.J. Williams
Excavation damaged zone under imbibition: Evidence of self-sealing into claystone
R. de La Vaissière, G. Armand & J. Talandier
Cone Penetration Testing in unsaturated soils at two instrumented test sites
R. Collins & G.A. Miller
Modeling field load tests in lateritic unsaturated soil
R.A. Rodrigues, G.B. Georgetti & O.M. Vilar
Cyclic relationship between saturation and tensile strength in the near-surface zone of infrastructure embankments
R.A. Stirling, P.N. Hughes, C.T. Davie & S. Glendinning
Field monitoring of a highway cut slope for rain-induced instability
S.J. Harris, R.P. Orense & K. Itoh
Compression-induced saturation in coal mine spoil piles
S. Fityus, H. Robertson & J. Simmons
Slope stability analysis for Champlain sea clay deposits using the mechanics of unsaturated soils
W.T. Oh, S.K. Vanapalli & M. Sheikhtaheri
Instrumentation and experimental techniques
Measurement of pore water pressure properties of unsaturated brown coal using triaxial test
C. Couling, A. Tolooiyan, R. Mackay & J. Xue
Measurement of tensile strength of clayey soil during drying and cracking
C.S. Tang, D.Y. Wang, J. Li & B. Shi
High pressure triaxial cell for thermal volume change measurements of unsaturated soils
C.J.R. Coccia & J.S. McCartney
Laboratory compression of scalped coal mine spoil materials tested under dry and wet conditions
D.J. Williams & A.K. Kho
Coupled effects of suction and degree of saturation on large strain shear modulus of unsaturated sands
F. Jafarzadeh, A. Ahmadinezhad & H. Sadeghi
The use of mini-vane test to infer the undrained shear of a compacted residual soil under suction
F.A.M. Marinho & N.E.C. Vilcanqui
Establishment of water retention properties of granite saw dust using ultracentrifuge 1571
B. Hanumantha Rao, S. Kumar & S. Ghosh
Validity of a making method for a homogeneous specimen using micro-wave due to examine accurate mechanical properties of unsaturated clay
H. Suzuki & Y. Okano
Comparison of tensiometer, thermal conductivity and capacitance sensor measurements of pore water pressure in compacted clay columns
I.G.B. Indrawan, D.J. Williams & A. Scheuermann
Mechanical behavior of unsaturated argillaceous rocks under uniaxial compression through acoustic emission
J.M. Espitia & B. Caicedo
Photogrammetry for volume change measurement in unsaturated soil tests
B.J.M. Lim & E.C. Leong
Performance of the University of Newcastle high capacity tensiometers
J. Mendes & O. Buzzi
New triaxial device for unsaturated soils with local measurements
J.A. Muñoz-Castelblanco, P. Delage, J.M. Pereira & Y.J. Cui
Digital image technique for deformation measurement of unsaturated soil specimen in triaxial test
L.T. Shao, X. Liu, X.X. Guo, Y.L. Liu, C. Huang & J. Xue
Triaxial and simple shear tests on unsaturated sand specimens with negative pore water pressures
M. Milatz & J. Grabe
CRS compression tests of an unsaturated kaolin with pore-water pressure measurement
M. Wijaya, E.C. Leong & H. Rahardjo
Effective stress behavior in triaxial K0 consolidation on unsaturated soil
M. Shimizu, K. Nakamura, K. Shimogaki & K. Omichi
Experience gained from the conditioning of high-capacity tensiometers
M. Pedrotti, A. Tarantino & F. Boeck
Collapse of coarse-grained materials due to inundation under one-dimensional compression conditions
M.E. Bardanis
Calibration procedure for osmotic suction controlled testing
M.F. Abbas, T.Y. Elkady & M.A. Al-Shamrani
Interpretation of the cone penetration test in unsaturated sands
M. Pournaghiazar, A.R. Russell & N. Khalili
Removal of leached metals from flooded/drained contaminated soils using zeolites
R. Balint, I. Popescu & F. Ajmone-Marsan
Freezing-thawing tests on natural pyroclastic samples
R.R. Peláez, F. Casini, E. Romero, A. Gens & G.M.B. Viggiani
Determination of moisture content and soil suction in engineered fills using electrical resistivity
R.M. Hen-Jones, P.N. Hughes, S. Glendinning, D.A. Gunn, J.C. Chambers,
P.B. Wilkinson & S. Uhlemann
Soil-water characteristic curves from various laboratory techniques
S. Tripathy, H. Elgabu & H.R. Thomas
Effect of moisture content on thermal conductivity of soils
T. Tokoro, S. Shirai, T. Nakamura & T. Ishikawa
Development of facility and testing procedures to investigate retaining wall-unsaturated soil interactions
T. Vo & A.R. Russell
Response of tensiometers to laboratory thunder sound replicated waves
T.S. Carnavale, T.M.P. de Campos & A.R.M.B. de Oliveira
Strength/volume change behaviour of compacted silty sand using a novel double-walled suction-controlled triaxial system
U.D. Patil, A.J. Puppala & L.R. Hoyos
Gas transport properties of compacted bentonite
V. Gutiérrez-Rodrigo, M.V. Villar, P.L. Martín & F.J. Romero
Determination of the modulus of elasticity and suction modulus of compacted unsaturated expansive clay from Nanyang, China
W.L. Zou, J. Zhang & S.K. Vanapalli
Simultaneous and continuous measurements of thermal and hydrological properties of sand using Transient Release and Imbibition Method
Y. Dong, N. Lu, A. Wayllace & K. Smits
Retaining structures, foundations and pavements
Application of limit analysis in unsaturated soils: Numerical and experimental study of bearing capacity
B.J. Shwan & C.C. Smith
Analytical solution for one-dimensional consolidation of unsaturated soil deposit subjected to step loading
L. Ho, B. Fatahi & H. Khabbaz
In situ measurement of steel push-piles and helical piers in expansive soils
J.D. Nelson, Z.P. Fox & E.J. Nelson
Revetment walls for stiff unsaturated clays
J.A. Woodburn & R.A. Herraman
Lateral pressures on soil nail walls supporting high plasticity clays
N. Yelti, A. Elmore, M. Diaz, A.T. Papagiannakis & S. Bin-Shafique
Modeling the p-δ behavior of single friction pile in compacted fine-grained soils
Z.N.T. Kutlu, S.K. Vanapalli & Z. Han
Application of the unsaturated soil mechanics in the design of pavements
S.K. Vanapalli & Z. Han
Slip line theory extended to unsaturated soils and applied to the retaining wall—unsaturated soil interaction problem
T. Vo & A.R. Russell
Mechanisms of rainfall induced differential settlements in unsaturated heterogeneous foundations
T.M.H. Le, D. Gallipoli, M. Sanchez & S.J. Wheeler
Author index
Biography
Nasser Khalili, Adrian Russell, Arman Khoshghalb