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&...
This paper reviews the behavior of three types of piles (bored, CFA and Omega piles), installed in the experimental site
of Unicamp (State University of Campinas). Unicamp subsoil is characterized by non-saturated diabasic soil, lateritic in its
surface layer. Extensive data from geotechnical investigation is presented, expressed...
Three different types of piles (bored, CFA and precast driven) were installed in the experimental site located in the
Campus of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto to study the effects of the construction method on pile
performance. The subsoil is a residual granitic soil reaching depth levels over 20 m. In this...
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...
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