After a short period of relatively intense rainfall, a deep-seated landslide occurred in a slope in Rio de Janeiro.
On the following day, field inspection revealed full saturation of the failure mass, despite the inexistence of groundwater in
the slope. A comprehensive experimental investigation was undertaken to determine the ge...
The Brazilian road network is constructed in a highly heterogeneous geological environment and some stretches
cross through discontinuous rock masses that have uncertain or even ignored geotechnical characteristics. Rock slopes are
potentially unstable surfaces and as such are susceptible to rockfalls that affect the highway&...
Geotechnical design is based on site investigations which provide a reasonable overview of the soil profile and a
realistic estimate of the geotechnical properties of each component layer. Nevertheless, when centrifuge modelling is involved, in
situ tests become an additional challenge mainly because of limitations of in-flight p...
This paper addresses the influence of the static and dynamic laboratory compaction procedures in the compaction
curves and mechanical strength of two residual soils from the Zona da Mata Norte, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The
laboratory testing program was directed to: (i) two gneissic residual soils, respectively, with...
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