The conventional incremental loading consolidation tests are carried out for determining consolidation parameters. Due to the longer duration taken for the conventional incremental loading (CIL) consolidation tests, ...

This thesis presents the comparison of existing lateral earth pressure theories and results of earth pressures found from finite element software Plaxis (2D) for braced cuts for different soil samples. In addition to this, ...

Compressibility of soils is one of the basic Engineering properties of Soils, and it mostly occurs through the process of consolidation. Consolidation is a time dependent process in which expulsion of water from a soil mass ...

Investigation of soil properties is one of the main tasks of Geotechnical Engineer. Soil testing methods don’t require the same amount of time and effort; even some of the apparatus are scarce in developing countries. This ...

Critical state concept is a modern concept to make estimates of soil responses when one cannot conduct sufficient soil tests to completely characterize a soil at a site or when one needs to predict the soil’s response from ...

The unique nature of soil properties as it appears naturally is that being divergent spatially and seasonally beyond the designer’s control. Geotechnical engineers usually attempts to develop empirical equations specific ...

The properties of soil play an important role in many practices for geotechnical engineering. To determine the real values of these properties special techniques should be followed such as undisturbed samples and initial ...

Road connectivity is one of the key components for development in a city as well as in a nation, as it promotes access to economic and social services, generating increased income and employment. However, the construction ...

A two dimensional Finite Element (2D FE) study is carried out in this thesis, considering soil-structure interaction. This thesis presents a study of the effects of deep excavations supported by tie-back anchored contiguous ...

The classification properties and composition of lateritic soils, developed on Tertiary basalt, granite and metamorphic rocks like gneiss and Shists in Nedjo, Mendi and Assosa areas have been investigated. X-ray diffraction ...