• The sliding criterion (discontinuity) is a tool to estimate easily the shear strength properties of a discontinuity in a rock mass based on visual and...
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  • mechanics Shear strength (discontinuity) Sliding criterion (geotechnical engineering) Tilt test (geotechnical engineering) ISRM (2007). Ulusay, R.; Hudson, J...
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    unformed rock. An incomplete list of possible temporary or permanent geotechnical shoring structures that may be designed and utilised as part of earthworks:...
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    Landslide (redirect from Land slide)
    Deformation monitoring Earthquake engineering Geotechnical engineering Huayco Landslide dam Natural disaster Railway slide fence Rockslide Sector collapse...
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    Soil liquefaction (category Earthquake engineering)
    Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol...
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    is a subject of study and research in soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering, and engineering geology. Analyses are generally aimed at understanding...
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    Offshore geotechnical engineering is a sub-field of geotechnical engineering. It is concerned with foundation design, construction, maintenance and decommissioning...
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    has risen sufficiently to break through the asperity, suddenly allowing sliding over the locked portion of the fault, releasing the stored energy. This...
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    Well (category In situ geotechnical investigations)
    "The Basic Principles of UV–Disinfection of Water". Ozone: Science & Engineering. 9 (4): 299–313. Bibcode:1987OzSE....9..299M. doi:10.1080/01919518708552146...
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    sand varies. The scientific Unified Soil Classification System used in engineering and geology corresponds to US Standard Sieves, and defines sand as particles...
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    petroleum), or gases (such as natural gas). It may also be part of a geotechnical investigation, environmental site assessment, mineral exploration, temperature...
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  • Rockfall protection embankment (category Transportation engineering)
    existing rockfall protection embankments based on an impact strength criterion". Engineering Geology. 243: 1–9. doi:10.1016/j.enggeo.2018.06.008. S2CID 134358438...
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    new approach to their nature, geology, distribution and geotechnical properties". Engineering Geology. 7 (2): 115–133. Bibcode:1973EngGe...7..115C. doi:10...
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    Slurry wall (category Geotechnical shoring structures)
    and Geotechnics. 108: 75–87. doi:10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.12.019. "(Ab)Dicht(ungs)(schlitz)wand f", Wörterbuch GeoTechnik/Dictionary Geotechnical Engineering...
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    ancient ruins or to dig into strata of sedimented material. In geotechnical engineering, trench investigations locate faults and investigate deep soil...
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    Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall. p. 631. ISBN 0136427103. "ISO 14688-1:2002 – Geotechnical investigation and testing – Identification and classification of soil...
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    and their behaviour is of great importance in structural and geotechnical engineering. Landslides, such as those common in the cliffs around Lyme Regis...
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  • v t e Geotechnical engineering Offshore geotechnical engineering Investigation and instrumentation Soil Structures (Interaction) Mechanics Numerical analysis...
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    for geotechnical applications (also includes elastoplasticity, seepage, consolidation, staged construction, tunneling, and other relevant geotechnical analysis...
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  • petrophysics, hydrology, earth sciences, soil mechanics, rock mechanics, and engineering. In gas-liquid two-phase flow, the void fraction is defined as the fraction...
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  • regard to the properties of tailings), and in soil science. In geotechnical engineering, it is considered one of the state variables of soils and represented...
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    {\displaystyle u'={\frac {m_{w}}{m_{\text{wet}}}}} However, woodworking, geotechnics and soil science require the gravimetric moisture content to be expressed...
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    gradual mass wasting, such as soil creep, poses challenges to civil engineering, as creep can deform roadways and structures and break pipelines. Mitigation...
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  • Permeability (porous media) (category In situ geotechnical investigations)
    outside of geology, for example in chemical engineering (e.g., filtration), as well as in Civil Engineering when determining whether the ground conditions...
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  • of soil parameters and subsidence prediction in Murcia City (Spain)". Engineering Geology. 111 (1): 19–30. Bibcode:2010EngGe.111...19T. doi:10.1016/j.enggeo...
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    v t e Geotechnical engineering Offshore geotechnical engineering Investigation and instrumentation Soil Structures (Interaction) Mechanics Numerical analysis...
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    Pore structure (category In situ geotechnical investigations)
    deep neural network" (PDF). Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 373: 113516. Bibcode:2021CMAME.373k3516F. doi:10.1016/j.cma.2020.113516...
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    velocity profiling of geotechnical sites using full-waveform inversion driven by field data". Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 87: 63–81. Bibcode:2016SDEE...
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  • Rotary-pressure sounding (category In situ geotechnical investigations)
    developed by the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) in 1967. "Geotechnical Methods | Norges Geologiske...
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  • the same, despite a degree of overlap in their respective definitions. Geotechnical engineers distinguish between silts and clays based on the plasticity...
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