Modern Applications of Geotechnical Engineering and Construction: Geotechnical Engineering and Construction (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 112)

Contents
About the Editors
Evaluating the Performance of Flexible Passive Pile Group in Cohesionless Soil Under the Effect of a Nearby Embankment
	1 Introduction
	2 Properties of the Materials
	3 The Experimental Work
	4 Analysis of the Experimental Data
	5 Results and Discussion
	6 Conclusions
	References
Evaluating End-Bearing and Skin-Friction Resistance of Test Pipe Pile in Sand Soil
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental Work
	3 Testing Program
	4 Summary and Conclusions
	References
Case Study of Retaining Wall Supporting Swelling Soil in Mosul City
	1 Introduction
	2 Description of the Project
	3 Experimental Work
	4 Numerical Analysis
	5 Results and Discussion
	6 Conclusions
	References
Influence of Magnetized Water on the Geotechnical Properties of Expansive Soil
	1 Introduction
	2 Soil Sampling and Water Treatment
	3 Laboratory Experimental Work
		3.1 Preparation of Soil
		3.2 Soil Tests
		3.3 Swelling Test of Expansive Soil
	4 Results and Discussion
	5 Conclusions
	References
Effect of Rainfall and Dynamic Loading Conditions on Unsaturated Soil Slopes Stability
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental Tests and Working Program
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Settlement Reduction of Reinforced Multi-Layered Sandy Soil Under Cyclic Loading of Machinery Foundation
	1 Introduction
	2 Geometry of the Problem
	3 Testing Program
	4 Results and Discussion
	5 Conclusions
	References
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of an Existing Single Pile Movement Due to Tunneling in Sandy Soil
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental Modelling
		2.1 Experimental Program and Setup
	3 Simulation of the Tunneling Advancement
	4 Three-Dimensional Finite Element Back-Analysis
	5 Results and Discussion
	6 Conclusions
	References
Geotechnical Piling Construction and Testing on Problematical Soil Ground of Kazakhstan and Russia
	1 Introduction
	2 The Analysis of Base Deformation Using FLAC3D
	3 Anchor Design Calculations
	4 Monitoring Diaphragm Wall in Construction Site ADP, Nur-Sultan
	5 Second Project in Construction Site in St. Petersburg City, Russia Federation
	6 Soil Test Methods
	7 Test Results of the Change of Soil Characteristics
	8 Conclusions
	References
Bearing Capacity of Embedded Strip Footing Placed Adjacent to Sandy Soil Slopes
	1 Introduction
	2 Problem Definition
	3 Comparisons with Previous Studies
	4 Bearing Capacity of the Strip Footing Resting on the Slope
	5 Parametric Studies
	6 Failure Mechanism of Footing on Slope
	7 Design Charts
	8 Conclusions
	References
Comparing the Axial Performance of Screw Pile with Ordinary Piles in Soft Clay Layer Overlaying Sandy Soil
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials Used
	3 Testing Procedure
	4 Results and Discussion
	5 Conclusions
	References
Experimental and Numerical Study on the Pullout Resistance of a Single and Group of Granular Pile Anchor (GPA) in Soft Soils
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental Work
	3 Tests Results and Discussion
	4 Numerical Analysis of Individual GPA
	5 Conclusion
	References
Proposed Design Charts for Reinforced Concrete Spread Foundations Subjected to Concentric Load
	1 Introduction
	2 Design Stages for Isolated Footing
	3 Conclusions
	References
Three-Dimensional Modeling of Laterally Loaded Pile Embedded in Unsaturated Sandy Soil
	1 Introduction
	2 Numerical Simulation
		2.1 Results and Discussion of the Numerical Analysis of Simulated Laboratory Model
	3 A Parametric Study on the Effect of Higher Frequency on Pile Head Displacement and Soil Stresses
	4 Conclusion
	References
Hydrodynamic Pressure Effect of the Tank Wall on Soil–Structure Interaction
	1 Introduction
	2 Description of the Model
	3 Verification of the Model
	4 Parametric Study
	5 Results and Discussion
	6 Conclusions
	References
Use of Lightweight Deflectometer for Evaluating in Situ Strength Characteristics of Pavement Foundations in Kerbala
	1 Introduction
	2 Site Location and Layout of the Tests
	3 Experimental Program
	4 Results and Discussion
	5 Conclusion
	References
Stability of Gypseous Soil Slopes Using the Upper Bound Theorem of Limit Analysis
	1 Introduction
	2 Al-Mufty’s Equations and Parameters Used
	3 Proposed Equation
	4 Software Used
	5 Results and Discussion
	6 Conclusions
	References
Studying the Effect of Water Level for a River on the Shallow Foundation Near Riverbank
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental Work
	3 Testing Procedure
	4 Results and Discussion
	5 Conclusions
	References
Determining the Stress-Settlement Distribution of a Gravity Dam Foundation Considering Different Water Levels Using Finite Element Method
	1 Introduction
	2 Shafaroud Dam
	3 Numerical Modeling
	4 Stress-Settlement Curve
	5 Discussion and Verification of the Models
	6 Conclusion
	References
Linear and Nonlinear 3-D Finite Element Analysis for Mat Foundations
	1 Introduction
	2 Software Used
	3 Types of Analysis
	4 Effect of the Applied Load (Static) on Displacements
	5 Effect of the Applied Load on Shear Strains
	6 Conclusions
	References
Observation of Foundations of Historical Buildings: The Cultural Heritage of St. Petersburg
	1 Introduction
	2 Types of the Foundation
	3 Settlements of the St. Isaacs Cathedral
	4 Analysis of Results of Foundations Inspections
	5 Conclusion
	Reference
Numerical Modeling of Honeycombed Geocell Reinforced Soil
	1 Introduction
	2 Numerical Methods and Element Modeling
		2.1 Sand
		2.2 Geocell
		2.3 Interface Element
	3 Numerical Mesh and Boundary Conditions
	4 Numerical Results and Discussion
	5 Conclusions
	References
Production of Waste Rubber-Made Geogrid Reinforcement for Strengthening Weak Soils
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental Work
		2.1 Stages of Production of Rubber Gratings
		2.2 Testing Procedure
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
The Influence of Nailing on the Seismic Response of a Superstructure with Underground Stories
	1 Introduction
	2 Soil Characteristics
	3 Structural Characteristics
	4 Soil and Structural Elements
	5 Selected Earthquake Records
	6 Model Characteristics
	7 Results and Discussions
	8 Conclusion
	References
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Laterally Loaded Pile Subjected to Earthquake Loading
	1 Introduction
	2 Shaking Table Tests
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Finite Element Modeling
	5 Results and Analyses
	6 Conclusions
	References
Critical Tensile Strength for Reinforced Slope Under Seismic Loading
	1 Introduction
	2 Methodology and Numerical Model
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Mathematical Analysis of Vertical Vibration for Circular Rigid Foundation Resting on Soil Surface
	1 Introduction
	2 Vertical Vibration of a Rigid Circular Foundations Resting on Soil Surface
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Seismic Risk Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Frames at Al-Najaf City-Iraq Using Geotechnical Parameters
	1 Introduction
	2 Study Area
	3 Materials and Methods
	4 Methods
	5 Results and Discussion
	6 Conclusions
	References
Geometric Nonlinear Synthetic Earthquake Analysis of Base Isolated Tall Steel Buildings Under Site-Specific Seismic Loading
	1 Introduction
	2 Time-Domain Spectral Matching
	3 Numerical Study
	4 Analysis Results and Conclusions
	5 Conclusions
	References
Experimental Investigation for Dynamic Response of Saturated Clay Under Machine Foundation
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental Model and Material
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Estimation of the Settlement Components of Municipal Solid Waste
	1 Introduction
	2 Model Description
	3 Materials and Methods
	4 Experimental Procedure
	5 Results and Discussion
	6 Conclusions
	References