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Myths and misconceptions related to unsaturated soil mechanics

February 18, 2021

There have been three main pillars associated with the development of an applied engineering science for both saturated and unsaturated soil mechanics; namely, i) the synthesis of continuum mechanics theories of physical behavior, ii) the laboratory measurement of relevant soil properties, and iii) analyses that illustrate the solution of practical exam...

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Prediction of Compression Index of Soft Soils from the Brazilian Coast Using Artificial Neural Networks and Empirical Correlations

January 29, 2020
This paper aims to explore the potential use of artificial neural networks (ANNs) to predict the compression index (CC) of soft soils from the Brazilian coast. Results from 225 standard consolidation (oedometer) tests and the corresponding soil index properties (i.e., initial void ratio, natural water content and Atterberg limits) of a wide variety of fine-grain...
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An Alternative Approach to the Executive Control of Root Piles

August 01, 2019

A root pile is an injected type of pile (cast-in-place with pressure, with very distinct construction aspects from the known micropile type). Those piles are installed by using distinct injection pressures up to 500 kPa during the mortar shaft formation. The executive control of root piles is usually carried out by static load tests, requiring a costly ...

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Foundation-structure interaction on high-rise buildings

June 20, 2020
This article addresses the importance of considering foundation-structure interaction in the design of high-rise buildings. Embedding the behavior of the foundation in the analysis of structures is fundamental to simulate the real deformability of these constructions. On the foundation design side, the addition of structure stiffness implies in the reduction of ...
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