E3S Web of Conferences
Volume 9 (2016)
3rd European Conference on Unsaturated Soils – “E-UNSAT 2016”
Paris, France, September 12-14, 2016P. Delage, Y.-J. Cui, S. Ghabezloo, J.-M. Pereira and A.-M. Tang (Eds.)
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Statement of Peer review
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Committees and Acknowledgements to the reviewers 00002
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European Distinguished Lecture
Keynote Lectures
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Investigation on chemical effects on GMZ bentonite used as buffer materials 02001
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Determination of the relationship among capillary pressure, saturation and interfacial area: a pore unit assembly approach 02002
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Plenary Lectures
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Transient boundary conditions in the frame of THM-processes at nuclear waste repositories 03001
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Challenges in treating earthen construction materials as unsaturated soils 03002
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Modelling suction instabilities in soils at varying degrees of saturation 03003
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Inputs from in situ experiments to the understanding of the unsaturated behaviour of Callovo-Oxfordian claystone 03004
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Invited Lectures
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Advances in the monitoring of geo-structure subjected to climate loading 04001
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Fabric and clay activity in soil water retention behaviour 04002
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Modelling an in-situ ventilation test in the Andra Underground Research Facilities 04003
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Infiltration-induced Slope Instability: a multi-scale approach 04005
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SEALEX in-situ experiments-performance tests of repository seals: experimental observations and modelling 04006
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Two-phase flow effects on the CO2 injection pressure evolution and implications for the caprock geomechanical stability 04007
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Chemo-physical evolution and microstructure features of lime treated soils 04008
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Challenges in monitoring and managing engineered slopes in a changing climate 04009
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Foundations
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A study on the saturation degree dependency of the seismic behaviour of retaining walls 05001
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Study on vertical permeability regularity and collapsibility of a large thickness loess foundation by in-situ testing 05002
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Experimental study on the coefficient of lateral earth pressure in unsaturated soils 05003
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Bearing capacity of strip footings on unsaturated soils by the slip line theory 05004
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Numerical analysis of energy piles under different boundary conditions and thermal loading cycles 05005
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Effect of plastic soil on a retaining wall subjected to surcharge loading 05006
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Microstructure
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Macro-microscopic one-dimensional compression of wet granular soils by experimental investigation 06001
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Grain scale mechanisms for capillary collapse in a loose unsaturated pyroclastic soil 06002
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Microstructure analysis of laboratory and in-situ compacted silts 06003
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Effect of pore-size distribution on the collapse behaviour of anthropogenic sandy soil deposits 06004
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Sample size choices for XRCT scanning of highly unsaturated soil mixtures 06005
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A microstructure insight into the water retention properties of the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone 06006
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Thermal and Chemical Effects
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Study of the influence of the saline solution NaCl on the potential collapse of soil 07001
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Vapor intrusion in soils with multimodal pore-size distribution 07002
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Seasonal thermal energy storage in shallow geothermal systems: thermal equilibrium stage 07003
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Effect of temperature on volume change behaviour of statically compacted kaolin clay 07004
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Exploring ice content on partially saturated frozen soils using dielectric permittivity and bulk electrical conductivity measurements07005
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Modelling the effects of pore-water chemistry on the behaviour of unsaturated clays 07006
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Numerical Modelling
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Probabilistic assessment of precipitation-triggered landslides: the role of vegetation 08001
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Seismic response of earth dams considering dynamic properties of unsaturated zone 08002
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The impact of soil suction variation on earthquake intensity indices 08003
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Soil-atmosphere interaction in unsaturated cut slopes 08004
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Some experience in numerical modelling of unsaturated slope instabilities 08005
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Modelling desiccation cracking in a homogenous soil clay layer: comparison between different hypotheses on constitutive behaviour08006
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Shakedown modeling of unsaturated expansive soils subjected to wetting and drying cycles 08007
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Investigation into the isotropic compression of wet granular soils using discrete element method 08008
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Numerical modelling of desiccation cracking of clayey soil 08009
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Propagation of cohesive crack in unsaturated porous media by use of XFEM method 08010
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Simple Numerical Model to Simulate Penetration Testing in Unsaturated Soils 08011
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Inverse analysis of cyclic constitutive models for unsaturated soil under consideration of oscillating functions 08012
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Effect of hydraulic hysteresis on dynamic response of unsaturated soils 08013
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An XFEM Model for Hydraulic Fracturing in Partially Saturated Rocks 08014
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Experimental and numerical approaches of the hydro-mechanical behaviour of a quasi-saturated compacted clayey soil 08015
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Elastoplastic model for unsaturated, quasi-saturated and fully saturated fine soils 08016
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The determination of model dimension for an embankment to study soil atmosphere interaction with Finite Element Method 08017
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Analysis of passive earth thrust in an unsaturated sandy soil using discontinuity layout optimization 08018
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Modelling large deformation problems in unsaturated soils 08019
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Advances in Experimental Methods: Mechanical Properties
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Suction-controlled dynamic simple shear apparatus for measurement of dynamic properties of unsaturated soils 09001
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Optimisation of in-situ dry density estimation 09002
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Effect of particle size on the measurement of the apparent contact angle in sand of varying wettability under air-dried conditions09003
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Characterization of the secondary swelling of compacted Maryland clay 09004
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Stress-Strain response of Malaysian granitic residual soil grade V, according to Rotational Multiple Yield Surface Framework 09005
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Interpreting measurements of small strain elastic shear modulus under unsaturated conditions 09006
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Low-cost alternatives to estimate unsaturated soil shear strength parameters 09007
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The cone penetration test in unsaturated silty sands 09008
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Thermal Volume Change of Unsaturated Silt under Different Stress States and Suction Magnitudes 09009
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Stress path during pressuremeter test and link between shear modulus and Menard pressuremeter modulus in unsaturated fine soils09010
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The influence of saturation on the cracking process in compacted desiccating clays 09011
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Characterization of compacted silty sand via relative humidity-controlled triaxial testing 09012
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Reconciling soil-water retention properties and shear strength parameters of compacted clayey soils via suction-controlled ring shear testing 09013
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Advances in Experimental Methods: Hydraulic Properties
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Correspondence between electrical resistivity and total suction in compacted kaolin considering the presence of salt 10002
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Validation of a new sensor to measure the concentration of polyethylene glycol for unsaturated soil testing 10004
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Time response of two types of porous blocks for suction measurement 10005
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Effects of testing techniques on the SWRC of a partially saturated soil 10006
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Investigating soil water retention characteristics at high suctions using relative humidity control 10007
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Application of fitting parameters in best fit equation 10008
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Estimation of hydraulic conductivity function in unsaturated pyroclastic soils 10009
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Response of different osmotic membranes and calibration of a coupled model capturing the temperature effect for the osmotic method 10010
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Erodibility of soil above the groundwater level: some test results 10011
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Measurement of soil suction using moist filter paper 10012
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Soil water retention behaviour for an instrumented embankment 10013
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Water Retention Properties
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Analytical reliability analysis of soil-water characteristic curve 11001
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Influence of structure in the soil-water characteristic curves of two residual soils of granite 11002
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Effect of in situ and laboratory compaction on the retention behaviour of a clayey soil 11003
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Experimental determination of the hysteretic behaviour of soil-water retention curve of silty sands 11004
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Modelling of the water retention characteristic of deformable soils 11005
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Estimation of water retention behaviour of MX-80 bentonite partially saturated with saline solution 11006
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A theoretical retention model for unsaturated uniform and graded soils 11007
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Comparison of Soil Water Retention Curves for sandy clay, obtained using different laboratory testing methods 11008
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Classification, soil-water characteristic curve and swelling/collapse behaviour of the Nicosia marl, Cyprus 11009
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A void ratio dependent water retention curve model including hydraulic hysteresis 11010
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Water repellent soils: the case for unsaturated soil mechanics 11011
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Water retention behaviour of compacted bentonites: experimental observations and constitutive model 11012
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Aggregate size effect on the water retention properties of a lime-treated compacted silt during curing 11013
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Study of the hydric behaviour of double-layered columns of unsaturated soils - Analysis of water and suction profiles during infiltration tests 11014
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Numerical modelling of infiltration profiles in the silt Tlemcen (Algeria) 11015
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Network modelling of fluid retention behaviour in unsaturated soils 11016
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Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Interactions
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On the mechanisms and kinetics of evaporation of a compacted silt 12001
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Implications of the atmosphere-soil interaction for the design of earth retaining structures 12002
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Effect of wetting-drying cycles on soil desiccation cracking behaviour 12003
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Evaluation of the effect of land vegetation cover on water and energy balance of an unsaturated pyroclastic cover 12004
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Description of a field test involving cracking in a drying soil 12005
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Desirable leaf traits for hydrological reinforcement of soil 12006
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Environmental Geotechnics (Joint TC106-TC215 Session)
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Influence of atmospheric conditions on the strength of unstabilized earthen constructions 13001
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Improved climatic chamber for desiccation simulation 13002
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Ageing effect on swell, shrinkage and flexural strength of sand and waste marble powder stabilized expansive soil 13003
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Feasibility study of a new unsaturated three-layer landfill cover system 13004
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Experimental study of gas breakthrough and emission in an unsaturated clay landfill cover 13005
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Testing surfactants as additives for clay improvement: compaction and suction effects 13006
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Mechanical Behaviour
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Study of the microstructure of a collapsible soil flooded with NaCl saline 14001
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Influence of saturation degree and role of suction in unsaturated soils behaviour: application to liquefaction 14002
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Effects of loading frequency on cyclic parameters of unsaturated Zenoz kaolin 14003
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Effect of very high compaction pressures on the physical and mechanical properties of earthen materials 14004
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Lime stabilization of expansive soil from Sergipe - Brazil 14005
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Unconfined strength of an unsaturated residual soil struck lightning 14006
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Experimental study of the hydro-mechanical behaviour of unsaturated argillaceous rocks 14007
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Rheology of wet granular materials in shear flow: experiments and discrete simulations 14008
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Settlements in unsaturated granular soils induced by changes in saturation and suction 14009
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Relating shear strength of unsaturated soils with capillary water retention curve 14010
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Evaluation of swell behaviour of expansive clays from specific moisture capacity 14011
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Hydro-mechanical paths within unsaturated compacted soil framed through water retention surfaces 14012
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Hydromechanical behavior of a quasi-saturated compacted soils on drying-wetting paths-experimental and numerical approaches14013
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Hydro-mechanical behaviour of sandy silt under generalised stress conditions 14014
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An experimental investigation of the independent effect of suction and degree of saturation on very small-strain stiffness of unsaturated sand 14015
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Influence of effective stress on swelling pressure of expansive soils 14016
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The influence of wetting and drying paths on the shear strength of a silty clayey compacted soil 14017
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Characterizing the variation of small strain shear modulus for silt and sand during hydraulic hysteresis 14018
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Study on the stress path dependency of collapse behavior of Gorgan loess implementing unsaturated oedometer devices 14019
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Suction controlled drying and wetting cycle effects on the volumetric behaviour of a lime-treated high plasticity clay 14020
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Anisotropic behaviour of compacted clayey silt subjected to hydromechanical paths 14021
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Predicting the volumetric variation due to changes in suction, applied stress and swelling pressure 14022
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Creep response in shear of clayey geo-materials under saturated and unsaturated conditions 14023
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Application of a Multi-Scale form of Terzaghi’s Effective Stress Principle for Unsaturated Expansive Clays to Simulate Hydro-Mechanical Behavior During Hydration 14024
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Slopes Stability
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Rainfall-induced landslides in Quaternary soils in Norway 15001
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Effects of Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Interaction on the Stability of a Clay Slope: A Case Study 15002
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Estimation of the Variation of Matric Suction with Respect to Depth in a Vertical Unsaturated Soil Trench Associated with Rainfall Infiltration 15003
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Effects of Rainfall Characteristics on the Stability of Tropical Residual Soil Slope 15004
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The Impact of Hydrological Parameters on Modelling Slope Safety Factor Towards Shallow Landslides: A Case Study from Oltrepò Pavese 15005
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Field instrumentation for performance assessment of Geobarrier System 15006
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Degree of saturation effect on the grout-soil interface shear strength of soil nailing 15007
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Governing failure mode of unsaturated soil slopes under rainwater infiltration 15008
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Analysis of a rainfall-triggered landslide at rest and be thankful in Scotland 15009
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Numerical analysis of the stability of inhomogeneous slopes considering partially saturated conditions 15010
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Characteristics of failure mass and safety factor during rainfall of an unsaturated slope 15011
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Rainfall seasonality on landslide probability: a modelling approach 15012
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Numerical simulation of rainfall tests on small-scale slope model 15013
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Water Transport Properties
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Simulation of water movement and its distribution in a soil column under a water source using pore - scale network modelling 16001
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On the hydrological properties of mountain soils, from measurement to the geotechnical implications 16002
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Moisture migration during loading and shearing of unsaturated sand 16003
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Volumetric water content measurement probes in earth-dam construction 16004
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Evaluation of empirical methods for estimating potential evaporation values in northeast France 16005
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Formulation of a phase field model of multiphase flow in deformable porous media 16006
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Estimation of the empirical model parameters of unsaturated soils 16007
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A New Mechanism of Canopy Effect in Unsaturated Freezing Soils 16008
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Modelling of imbibition process in an embankment scale model 16009
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Numerical study on the influence of entrapped air bubbles on the time-dependent pore pressure distribution in soils due to external changes in water level 16010
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Modelling of coupled heat and moisture flows around a buried electrical cable 16011
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Constitutive Modelling
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A finite strain elastoplastic constitutive model for unsaturated soils incorporating mechanisms of compaction and hydraulic collapse17001
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Development of a coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical double structure model for expansive soils 17002
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Incorporating anisotropy in the Barcelona basic model 17003
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Identification of Potential Strain Heterogeneities During Wetting-Induced Compaction 17004
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Plasto-damage modelling for semi-brittle geomaterials 17005
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An effective stress approach for hydro-mechanical coupling of unsaturated soils 17006
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Modelling of wetting tests for a natural pyroclastic soil 17007
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Fully undrained cyclic loading simulation on unsaturated soils using an elastoplastic model for unsaturated soils 17008
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Essential features of compacted silty sand behavior via suction-controlled triaxial testing 17009
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A Constitutive Model for Unsaturated soils based on a Compressibility Framework dependent on Suction and Degree of Saturation17010
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Prediction of wetting-induced volume change behaviour of compacted unsaturated soils in the context of the MPK framework 17011
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Nuclear Waste Disposals
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Changes in the microstructure of compacted bentonite caused by heating and hydration 18001
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Investigation on creep behavior of geo-materials with suction control technique 18002
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Investigation on hydraulic properties of compacted GMZ bentonite used as buffer/backfill material 18003
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Stress release and suction generation in the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone 18004
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Hydro-mechanical modelling of MX-80 bentonite: one dimensional study 18005
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Study on GMZ bentonite-sand mixture by undrained triaxial tests 18006
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Dams and Dykes
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Investigation of the influence of animal burrowing on the failure of the levee of San Matteo along the Secchia river 19001
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On the role of partially saturated soil strength in the stability analysis of a river embankment under steady-state and transient seepage conditions 19002
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Swelling and collapse of compacted soils to be used as earth dam cores 19003
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Distribution of pore water pressure in an earthen dam considering unsaturated-saturated seepage analysis 19004
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Reliability analysis of flood embankments taking into account a stochastic distribution of hydraulic loading 19005
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Conceptual considerations of evaluate internal erosion phenomenon via no-erosion filter test and continuing erosion filter test 19006
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Transportation Infrastructures
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Study of chemical-mineralogical properties of modified soils with polymers addition 20001
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Modeling of unsaturated granular materials in flexible pavements 20002
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Experiences from in-situ monitoring of pavement under weather conditions change 20003
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A site assessment of pavement cracking in a drought environment: a case history 20004
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Water balance of an earth fill built of organic clay 20005
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Earthwork laboratory tests and suction – experimental and numerical approach 20006
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