Soil testing, soil stability and ground improvement : proceedings of the 1st GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition, Egypt 2017 on sustainable civil infrastructures

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Study of Slope Stability (Open Pit Mining, Algeria)....Pages 1-11
Prediction of Drained Settlement and Ultimate Bearing Capacity for Stone Columns Supported Foundation....Pages 12-19
Considerations on the Stiffness of Sensitive Soft Soils....Pages 20-37
A Novel Field Device for the Measurement of Soil Collapsibility....Pages 38-44
Moisture Variation in Expansive Subgrade Through Field Instrumentation and Geophysical Testing....Pages 45-58
Geotechnical Properties of Sediments by In Situ Tests....Pages 59-68
Comparison of the CO2 Record of Different Slope Stabilization Methods....Pages 69-78
Bearing Capacity of Strip Foundation on Soft Soil Reinforced with Stone Columns Using Method of Slices....Pages 79-91
The Behavior of a Foundation Laterally Loaded at the Top over Highly Porous and Collapsible Soil....Pages 92-103
Early Applications of DMT in Arabian Gulf Area – Three Case Studies....Pages 104-124
Some Laboratory and Numerical Studies on the Behaviour of Stone Columns Installed in Mumbai Marine Clay....Pages 125-135
Performance of Recycled Plastic Pin (RPP) for Slope Stabilization....Pages 136-148
Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential of New Caledonian Nickel Ores....Pages 149-161
Effect of Variability of Soil Parameters in the Behavior of Shallow Foundations....Pages 162-176
Improvement of Collapsible Soil Conditions for Industrial Floors....Pages 177-193
Ground Improvement of Tank Foundations in the Middle East....Pages 194-209
Default k-Values for Estimating Resilient Modulus of Coarse-Grained Nigerian Subgrade Soils....Pages 210-226
Finite Element Analysis of Rock Slope Stability Using Shear Strength Reduction Method....Pages 227-235
Study of the Behavior of Floating Stone Columns in Soft Clay Formations Using Numerical Modeling....Pages 236-251
Auto‐Controlled Ménard Pressuremeter: A Novel Tool for Optimal Use of the Pressuremeter....Pages 252-268
Assessment of Relationship Between Static and Dynamic Load Using Regression Analysis and Artificial Neural Network Model....Pages 269-283
Scanning Electron Microscope Analysis of Fly Ash, Quarry Dust Stabilized Soil....Pages 284-296
Modeling and Interpretation Wave Fields in Hierarchical Heterogeneous Medium....Pages 297-310
Strength and Stiffness Studies of Cement Stabilized Granular Lateritic Soil....Pages 311-319
An Experimental Study on Partial Replacement of Clayey Soil with an Industrial Effluent: Stabilization of Soil Subgrade....Pages 320-336
Ground Improvement of Titanium Dioxide Waste Spoils and Compressible Organics with In-Situ Mixing with Portland Cement and Surcharging....Pages 337-348
Research and Application on the Prediction Method of Pearl Model of High Filling Subgrade Settlement....Pages 349-355
Research on the Prediction Method of Gompertz Model for High Subgrade Settlement....Pages 356-362
Study on Methods for Predicting the Settlements of Soft Clay Roadbed....Pages 363-369
Geotechnical Investigations on Highway BR 135 for Earthworks, Asphalt Paving and Special Art Works in Subsection Municipalities Manga-Itacarambi, North of Minas Gerais....Pages 370-377
Geotechnical Investigations and Proposal for Stabilization and Recovery Slope on Highway BR-010 Stretch in Aparecida do Rio Negro to Goiatins, Tocantins, Brazil....Pages 378-392
Back Matter....Pages 393-407
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