This study presents the results from centrifuge modeling experiments performed to understand the effects of temperature changes on the vertical pullout capacity of scalemodel torpedo piles embedded in soft clay layers. The model torpedo pile is a pointed stainless-steel cylinder with fins at the top, installed by self-weight to the base of a clay layer ...
View ArticleThe paper presents a comparative study between semi-empirical methods for the estimation of pre-consolidation pressure and undrained shear strength from Piezocone (CPTu) data. The first method, proposed by Massad, was developed from observing the variation of these parameters with depth; the second method, proposed by Mayne, was developed from simplific...
View ArticleKnowledge of the soil-temperature relation and its peculiarities have been widely discussed in Geotechnics. Previous studies show that heated fine-grained soil induces pore pressure, and as a result, the soil exhibits a consolidation effect similar to that of conventional consolidation when pore pressure is dissipated. The outcome of this process depend...
View ArticleThe worldwide consumption of electric energy destined for air conditioners, expected to triple by 2050, can be lessened by geothermal piles, which transfer heat from the internal environment of buildings to the subsoil. This paper shows the influence of pile geometry and properties of soil, pile, and pipe materials on the heat transfer of a geothermal p...
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