The geotechnical graduate program of the University of Brasilia maintains a research site on the campus (to be
discontinued for a new place). The site is underlain by the typically partly-saturated and potentially collapsible “porous
clay” of the Federal District of Brazil. The soil conditions have been thorou...
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...
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