Geotechnical characterisation and geoenvironmental engineering : IGC 2016.: IGC 2016. Volume 1 (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: V.K. Stalin, M. Muttharam, editors.
• Editors: Stalin, V. K; Muttharam, M
• Other Names: Indian Geotechnical Conference
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; Preface; Contents; About the Editors; Characterization of Soils, Rocks and Synthesized Materials; 1 Static Compaction Test and Determination of Equivalent Static Pressure; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Test Programme and Test Results; 2.1 Determination of Equivalent Static Pressure; 3 Conclusion; References; 2 Effect of Confining Pressure on Post-Peak Behaviour of Igneous Rock; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Index Properties of Rock; 3 Experimental Programme; 4 Constitutive Modelling; 4.1 Mohr-Coulomb Strain Softening Model; 5 Material Parameters; 6 Predictions 7 Results and Discussion8 Conclusions; References; 3 Utility of Lime and Red Mud in Clay Soil Stabilization; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Properties of Soil and Red Mud; 3 Red Mud and Lime Stabilization of Soil; 3.1 Soil Stabilization Using Red Mud (RM); 3.2 Lime Stabilization of Soil-Red Mud Mix; 4 Results and Discussion; 4.1 Compaction Behavior; 4.2 Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS); 4.3 CBR Value; 5 Conclusion; References; 4 Geotechnical Characterization of Construction and Demolished (C&D) Waste; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Methodology; 2.1 Material Characterization 3 Results and Discussions3.1 Index Properties of Crushed Concrete; 3.2 X-ray Fluorescence Test; 3.3 Modified Proctor Compaction Test; 4 Conclusions; References; 5 Lightweight Deflectometer for Compaction Quality Control; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 LWD Test Device; 3 Materials; 4 Site Description and Test Pad Construction; 5 Results and Discussion; 5.1 Base Layer; 5.2 Surface Layer; 6 Low-Volume Road: Case Study; 7 Conclusions; References; 6 A Study on Compressibility, Swelling and Permeability Behaviour of Bentonite-Sand Mixture; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Testing Methods 2.1 Consolidation Tests2.2 Permeability Test; 3 Results and Discussions; 4 Conclusions; References; 7 Effect of Plastic Fines on Shear Strength of Sands; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Overview; 3 Experimental Program; 3.1 Materials; 3.2 Test Method; 4 Results and Discussion; 4.1 Sand Samples Without Fines; 4.2 Sand Samples with Fines; 4.2.1 Shear Strength; 4.2.2 Volumetric Behavior; 4.2.3 Shear Strength Envelope; 5 Conclusions; References; 8 Effect of Constant Energy Source on Coherence Function in Spectral Analysis of Surface Waves (SASW) Testing; Abstract; 1 Introduction 2 Experimental Procedure3 Test Results and Analysis; 4 Conclusion; References; 9 Comparison of Properties of Cohesive Soils Along East Coast of India; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Description of Sites; 3 Soil Behaviour; 3.1 Compression Ratio; 4 Conclusions; References; 10 Effect of Pore Size Distribution on Unconfined Compressive Shear Strength; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Experimental Investigation; 2.1 Material Selection and Characterisation; 2.2 Mineralogical Characteristics; 2.3 Compaction Characteristics; 2.4 Unconfined Compressive Strength; 2.5 Pore Size Distribution Characteristics
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 624.151; Engineering geology -- Congresses; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General; Engineering geology; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811308994; 9811308993
• Related ISBNs: 9789811308987; 9811308985
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 18, 2018)
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