The existence of high salt content in sabkha soils is highly affecting their geotechnical properties and leaching behaviour. In the current study, the variation of the hydraulic conductivity of two types of sabkha soils in Kuwait, namely coastal and inland sabkha, was experimentally investigated. For this purpose, leac …
This paper presents the findings of an experimental study concerning a method of reducing the settlement of shallow circular foundations on sand. It involves the use of structural skirts fixed to the edges of foundations. The experiments were performed in a large tank setting and the footing was instrumented in order t …
Mudrocks are a diverse group of very fine-grained argillaceous sedimentary rocks that are frequently encountered in most types of engineering projects. Upon excavation, the release of overburden stress and changes in the moisture content may cause certain apparently well indurated mudrocks to slake, producing a soil-li …
Flow rates are traditionally used for solving seepage problems in soils. In this paper, the method of fragments is presented as a good alternative for solving seepage problems. A user friendly and interactive computer program for the method of fragments has been developed. Several randomly selected problems are solved …