Essays about: "soft soils"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words soft soils.
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1. The effect of taper on pile shaft bearing capacity : Finite element analysis of a tapered wooden pile in sulfate soil
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurserAbstract : he usage of piles, especially wooden piles, have been going on for thousands of years in construction and foundation reinforcements. Sometimes this was done temporary like the Romans who used wooden piles to construct bridges in Britain, or more permanently like the piles upon which the floating city of Venice stands. READ MORE
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2. Modelling and simulation of vibratory driven sheet piles - Development of a stop criterion
University essay from Lunds universitet/Byggnadsmekanik; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för byggvetenskaperAbstract : During excavations, steel sheet piles are often installed through vibratory driving, to establish a retaining wall that resists soil instability and ground water leakage. The method of vibratory driving is that the sheet pile is driven into the soil with a vertical vibratory motion. This is especially effective in soft soils. READ MORE
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3. Acoustic Soil-Rock Probing : A Case Study in Gubbängen
University essay from KTH/Jord- och bergmekanikAbstract : Soil-rock probing (Jb-probing) is the most common probing method in Sweden. Due to the penetration capacity of the Jb-probing it can be performed in both soil and rock. However, the capacity also results in inherent limitations and uncertainties, such as the difficulty identifying the soil layer sequences of soft soils. READ MORE
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4. Evaluating undrained shear strength of clay with DPSH-A - A down to earth assessment of the applicability in Scania, Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Geoteknik; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för byggvetenskaperAbstract : The undrained shear strength of cohesive soils is an important parameter to assess in geotechnical investigations. It is normally evaluated with the cone penetration test (CPT) but problems with penetrating coarse, heterogeneous materials that is also hard, such as clay till, have pointed the interest towards other possible in-situ methods. READ MORE
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5. Consolidation of Soft Sediments Using Artificial Ground Freezing
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/GeoteknologiAbstract : Freeze-thaw cycling is investigated as a possible method for consolidation of fine grained soils. The method relies mainly on phenomena of thaw consolidation. While the soil is subjected to multiple freeze-thaw cycles the water is pressed out of the material as the excess pore pressure dissipates. READ MORE
