Table Of Contents:
Preface xiii
Organization and committees xv

Experimental Studies in Unsaturated Soils and Expansive Soils

Mechanical characterization

Unconfined compressive strengths of unsaturated soil prepared from slurry 3(6)

M. Shimizu

K. Kageyama

Volume change of slurry-consolidated expansive clay under suction controlled triaxial testing conditions 9(6)

Muawia A. Dafalla

Mosleh A. Al-Shamrani

Effects of matric suction and loading rate on teh stiffness-strain behaviour of kaolin 15(6)

T.T. Nyunt

E.C. Leong

H. Rahardjo

On the preparation of soil samples with variable degrees of bonding 21(6)

M.A. Hezmi

S.J. Wheeler

D. Gallipoli

The effects of anisotropy on the mechanical behaviour of unsaturated kaolin 27(6)

V. Sivakumar

J.L. Brown

J.A. Black

D. Glynn

Small strain behavior of unsaturated plastic material in suction control RCTS test 33(6)

M. Biglari

A. D'Onofrio

C. Mancuso

A. Shafiee

M.K. Jafari

One-dimensional compression behavior of unsaturated Shirasu 39(6)

R. Shiraishi

Y. Takemura

E.C. Leong

K. Tateyama

R. Kitamura

Influence of microstructures on the mechanical properties of unsaturated clays 45(6)

N. Kochmanova

H. Tanaka

Characterisation, mechanical and microstructural behaviour of an unsaturated silt 51(6)

G. McCloskey

M. Sanchez

E. Romero

Mechanical properties of methane hydrate-bearing sand and its deformation during dissociation of methane hydrate 57(8)

M. Hyodo

Y. Nakata

N. Yoshimoto

J. Yoneda

R.P. Orense

Cyclic loading

Cyclic behaviour of unsaturated silt in suction-controlled simple shear apparatus 65(6)

K.B. Chin

E.C. Leong

H. Rahardjo

Performance of clay fill under repeated loading 71(6)

P. Cairns

V. Sivakumar

R. Thom

Measurement of volume response of unsaturated soil in cyclic triaxial testing 77(6)

D. Hu

S.R. Lo

N. Khalili

S. Kacavenda

C. Patel

Structural changes of compacted marls subjected to suction cycles 83(6)

R. Cardoso

E.E. Alonso

On the volumetric response of a compacted clay subjected to wetting and drying cycles 89(8)

A. Ferrari

C. Airo Farulla

E. Romero

Shear strenght and shear stiffness

Study on dynamic structural characteristics of unsaturated loess in different regions 97(6)

Y. Luo

Z. Wang

Y. Yang

Effects of suction on elastic shear modulus for unsaturated soil 103(6)

S. Kawajiri

S. Kato

S. Shibuya

T. Kawaguchi

Evaluation of apparent cohesion of an unsaturated soil 109(6)

T. Nishimura

H. Toyota

J. Koseki

Strength behavior of undisturbed volcanic cohesive soil under unsaturated conditions 115(6)

Y. Kiyohara

M. Kazama

R. Uzuoka

Comparison between the measured and predicted shear strength behaviour of four unsaturated sands 121(8)

S.K. Vanapalli

F. Lacasse

Shear strength of unsaturated sand under plane strain conditions 129(6)

J. Alabdullah

Y. Lins

T. Schanz

Application of suction stress to shear strength in direct shear test for unsaturated soil under low confining pressure 135(6)

B.S. Kim

S. Shibuya

S. Kato

The influence of drying on the small strain shear modulus for static compacted Boom clay 141(8)

V. Merchan

J. Vaunat

E. Romero

Thermal effects

Influence of heating and water-exposure on liquid limit of GMZ01 and MX80 bentonite 149(4)

Y.-M. Liu

Effect of temperature changing during curing periods on strength gain of lime treated soil 153(6)

A.A. Nasrizar

M. Muttharam

K. Ilamparuthi

Influence of freeze-thaw action on soil water characteristics of crushable volcanic coarse-grained soil 159(8)

T. Ishikawa

K. Ito

S. Miura

Development of experimental methods

A calibration chamber for unsaturated soils 167(6)

M. Pournaghiazar

A. Russell

N. Khalili

Development of method to measure degree of saturation of various sandy model grounds by image analysis 173(6)

N. Yoshimoto

K. Nishio

Y. Nakata

M. Hyodo

R.P. Orense

Development of triaxial apparatus for permeability test of unsaturated soil using pressure membrane method 179(6)

T. Tokoro

T. Ishikawa

S. Miura

Variations in mid-plane pore water pressure and anisotropic shear stiffness during suction equalization 185(6)

J. Xu

C.W.W. Ng

Performance of Modified Volumetric Pressure Plate 191(8)

KunSun Yoo

H. Rahardjo

Soil water characteristic curve and suction measurement

Experimental study of the soil-water characteristics of a decomposed soil using the relative humidity (RH) control technique 199(6)

A.K. Leung

C.W.W. Ng

Use of CO2 gas to improve saturation of High Capacity Tensiometer (HCT) 205(4)

A.S. Acikel

C. Mancuso

Issues for calibration of thermal dissipation sensors for measuring matric suction 209(6)

A. Sawangsuriya

C.H. Benson

X. Wang

Evaluation of filter paper calibrations for laboratory estimating of soil suctions 215(6)

K.V. Bicalho

G. W. Nunes

F.A.M. Marinho

J.-M. Fleureau

A. Gomes Correia

S. Ferreira

Direct measurement of the relationships between total soil suction, free strain and moisture content 221(6)

N.S. Beal

Laboratory versus field SWCC data 227(6)

D.J. Williams

Use of SWCCs to describe the dewatering of product coal 233(6)

D.J. Williams

Main factors affecting soil-water characteristic curve 239(4)

D.A. Sun

J. Li

Soil water characteristic curve and consolidation of fine grained soils 243(8)

Y. Al-Badran

T. Schanz

SWCCs and permeability functions for coarse-grained soils 251(6)

L.M. Zhang

X. Li

D.G. Fredlund

Soil water characteristic curves of expansive clays of Chennai 257(6)

K. Premalatha

Pa. Suriya

Soil-water retention curves of some silty soils and their relations to fabrics 263(6)

A. Jotisankasa

H. Vathananukij

M.R. Coop

Experiences gained using various axis translation technique apparatus to determine soil water retention curve 269(8)

X. Zhang

M. Mavroulidou

M. J. Gunn

Z. Cabarkapa

Field testing and slope stability

Field measurements and their numerical simulations for infiltration and evaporation behaviour in unsaturated soil 277(6)

S. Widiastuti

Y. Matsuzaki

R. Kitamura

Y. Miyamoto

Conductivity test on fissures development in unsaturated expansive soil 283(6)

L. Chen

Y.K. Gong

Y. Liang

M.J. Gao

An in situ investigation of the swell-shrinkage behaviour of clayey soils 289(6)

M. Chretien

R. Fabre

Tree water use, soil suctions and reference evapotranspiration in a semi-arid climate 295(6)

D.A. Cameron

K.G. Mills

In situ measurement of the soil moisture content profile at a decomposed granite cut-slope 301(6)

A. Tohari

M. Nishigaki

Seismic response of partially saturated slopes 307(6)

R.P. Orense

N. Yoshimoto

M. Hyodo

Rainfall infiltration in cracked soil and its effect on slope stability analysis 313(6)

H. Zhang

W.W. Zhang

Alternative measures for soil slope stability using capillary barrier of soil 319(6)

T. Morii

Y. Takeshita

M. Inoue

S. Matsumoto

Horizontal drains in residual soil slopes 325(8)

V.A. Santoso

H. Rahardjo

E.C. Leong

Y.S. Ng

C.P.H. Tam

Pore-water pressure characteristics of two instrumented residual soil slopes 333(8)

H. Rahardjo

V.A. Santoso

E.C. Leong

Y.S. Ng

C.P.H. Tam

Remediation of a creeping slope comprised of highly expansive clays 341(6)

M.B. Addison

Field test for expansive soil slope reinforcement by covering geo-membrane on slope surface 347(8)

J.P. Yuan

J.H. Wu

Z.Z. Yin

Expansive soils and collapsible soils

Study of permeability and seepage deformation of unsaturated expansive soils 355(4)

L. Miao

Y. Cui

H. Pan

Mechanism and magnitude of collapse settlement in sands and clays 359(6)

R.A. Moyle

G.A. Hackney

P.G. Redman

Effectiveness of pre-wetting and pre-loading technique in solving wetting collapse settlement 365(6)

M.J.Md. Noor

I.B. Mohamed Jais

M.A. Hafez

Characterising the collapsible response of an in-situ compacted silt 371(6)

R. Gomez

E. Romero

A. Lloret

J. Suriol

A study of the Atterberg limits effects on the behavior of collapsing soils 377(6)

K. Abbeche

F. Hammoud

T. Ayadat

Research on the expansion characteristics of Mengzi remolded expansive soil 383(12)

Z.-Q. Li

R.-I. Hu

L.-C. Wang

Hydro-mechanical characterisation of a compacted expansive clay by suction controlled oedometer tests 395(6)

A.N. Ta

A.M. Tang

Y.J. Cui

J. Thiriat

Three-dimensional swelling pressure and chemical influence on deformation of a compacted bentonite 401(6)

B. Qin

Z.H. Chen

Swelling property and its anisotropy of reconstituted and undisturbed samples 407(6)

M. Suzuki

K. Fujii

J. Konishi

Investigation of crack desiccation in soil from a flood protection embankment 413(6)

A. Atique

M. Sanchez

E. Romero

Study on the mesostructural evolution of unsaturated special soils with CT-tiaxial apparatus 419(8)

Z.H. Chen

S.J. Wang

Y.Q. Zhu

Z.H. Lu

Cyclic swell-shrink behavior of lime column stabilized expansive soil 427(6)

S. Bhuvaneshwari

R.G. Robinson

S.R. Gandhi

Shrinkage development during soil desiccation 433(4)

S. Costa

J. Kodikara

Consolidation behaviour of a desiccated expansive soil 437(6)

B. Soundara

R.G. Robinson

Applications

Bearing capacity and settlement behavior of a strip footing on an unsaturated coarse-grained soil 443(6)

Y. Lins

T. Schanz

S.K. Vanapalli

Degradation of partially saturated argillaceous rocks: Influence on the stability of geotechnical structures 449(6)

J.A. Pineda

M. De Gracia

E. Romero

Pre-and post-construction characterization of an embankment fill material 455(6)

J.C. Rojas

C. Mancuso

D. Danese

Potential use of induced soil-water repellency technique to improve the performance of landfill's alternative final cover systems 461(6)

E. Dell'Avanzi

A.P. Guizelini

W.R. da Silva

L.M. Nocko

An evaluation of horizontal membrane barriers in controlling longitudinal cracking: Final comments 467(4)

C.R. Clarke

J.B. Nevels, Jr.

Overview of the swelling problem in relation to injection of expanding resin in expansive soils 471(6)

O.P. Buzzi

S.G. Fityus

S.W. Sloan

Unsaturated behaviour of tailings during deposition and desiccation cycles with reference to closure design 477(6)

P.J. Chapman

D.J. Williams

T.K. Rohde

Application of vacuum and surcharge preloading combined method for soft ground improvement in City Ring Expressway of Ningpo 483(6)

M.J. Gao

Y.H. Chen

T. Zhang

Y.B. Gao
Author index 489(456)

Theoretical and Numerical Advances in Unsaturated Soil Mechanics

Keynotes and overview lectures

Constitutive modeling: From isothermal to non-isothermal behavior of unsaturated soils 493(14)

Y.-J. Cui

D.A. Sun

Elasto-viscoplastic constitutive modeling of the swelling process of unsaturated clay 507(8)

F. Oka

S. Kimoto

Y. Higo

H. Feng

Coupled THMC modeling of unsaturated swelling clays: Constitutive formulation and boundary value problems 515(16)

L do N. Guimaraes

A. Gens

M. Sanchez

S. Olivella

What's up with clay and water molecules? A view into molecular interactions and molecular responses in swelling clays 531(6)

D.R. Katti

K.S. Katti

S.M. Pradhan

Effective stress and drying response in a double porosity aggregated soil 537(8)

N. Khalili

A. Bagherieh

The mega South-to-North Water Transfer Project in China-Unsaturated soil mechanics aspects 545(20)

C.W.W. Ng

J. Xu

L.T. Zhan

Laboratory characterization of unsaturated soils for slope stability studies 565(14)

H. Rahardjo

E.C. Leong

R.B. Rezaur

Shear strength of unsaturated soils and its applications in geotechnical engineering practice 579(20)

S.K. Vanapalli

Paradigm shifts to facilitate the practice of unsaturated soil mechanics 599(14)

D.G. Fredlund

Some issues in constitutive modelling of unsaturated soils 613(16)

A. Gens

Constitutive modelling of unsaturated soils

Modeling of suction effect on fabric yielding and kinematic hardening of reconstituted soils 629(6)

C. Zhou

Numerical study of a new THM damage model for unsaturated geomaterials 635(6)

C. Arson

B. Gatmiri

A bounding surface plasticity-type model on unsaturated soils 641(6)

M. Morvan

H. Wong

D. Branque

A cyclic plasticity model for unsaturated geo-materials 647(8)

Y. Kohgo

A unified constitutive model for unsaturated soils based on Generalized Plasticity Theory 655(6)

D. Manzanal

M. Pastor

J.A. Fernandez Merodo

A new approach to constitutive modelling of unsaturated soils using evolutionary polynomial regression 661(6)

A.A. Javadi

A. Johari

A. Ahangar-Asr

A. Faramarzi

D. G. Toll

Generalised elasto-plastic stress-strain and modified suction-degree of saturation relations of a fully coupled model 667(6)

M. Lloret

M. Sanchez

S.J. Wheeler

Modelling of overconsolidated unsaturated soils 673(6)

A. Tsiampousi

L. Zdravkovic

D.M. Potts

Extension of the Barcelona Basic Model considering subloading concept 679(6)

M.P. Cordao-Neto

M. Sanchez

M. Karstunen

M.M. de Farias

Insights into the links between microstructure and Bishop's χ parameter for unsaturated soils 685(6)

J.M. Pereira

E.E. Alonso

Critical state behaviour of a compacted unsaturated silty clay 691(6)

A.R. Bagherieh

G. Habibagahi

A. Ghahramani

Gas diffusion coefficient in variably saturated peat soil: Measurements and test of prediction models 697(8)

K. Kawamoto

M. Unno

K. Iiduka

P. Moldrup

T. Komatsu

Implementation and numerical modelling of unsaturated soils

Comparison of explicit and implicit integration schemes for the Barcelona Basic Model 705(6)

W.T. Solowski

M. Hofmann

G. Hofstetter

A finite element simulator for mechanical behavior of unsaturated earth structures exposed to evaporation and moisturization 711(8)

S.-I. Kanazawa

K. Kawai

A. Iizuka

S. Ohno

S. Tachibana

P. Thirapong

T. Takeyama

Numerical simulation of an expressway Embankment slope failure 719(6)

Y. Nakata

D. Liu

M. Hyodo

N. Yoshimoto

Y. Kato

Numerical modeling on parametric study of multi-layer caps to restrict oxygen transport over mine waste 725(6)

H. Kim

C. H. Benson

Finite element evaluation of deep-seated swell 731(8)

K.D. Walsh

S.L. Houston

W.N. Houston

A.M. Harraz

Shear strength and stiffness of unsaturated soils

A simple model for predicting the shear modulus of unsaturated sandy soils 739(6)

W.T. Oh

S.K. Vanapalli

Elastic wave propagation in unsaturated soils; theoretical extensions 745(8)

I. Ashayeri

M. Kamalian

M.K. Jafari

Evaluation of shear strength equations for unsaturated soil 753(6)

S.G. Goh

H. Rahardjo

E.C. Leong

Impact of stress state on the dynamic shear modulus of unsaturated, compacted soils during drying 759(6)

A. Khosravi

J.S. McCartney

A comparative study of shear strength equations for unsaturated soils 765(10)

D. Sheng

A.N. Zhou

Establishing unique relationship between minimum mobilised friction angle and axial strain for anisotropic soil settlement model 775(10)

I.B. Mohamed Jais

M.J.Md. Noor

Soil-water-environment interactions

Predictions of temperature and water content changes due to ground-atmospheric interactions 785(6)

K.V. Bicalho

Y.J. Cui

A soil water characteristic curve transfer function of sands 791(8)

E. Imre

K. Rajkai

R. Genovese

S. Fityus

Estimation of water characteristic curve based on the measurement of drying characteristic curve of unsaturated sandy soil 799(6)

K. Kamiya

M. Inoue

Evaluation of pedotransfer functions for soil-water characteristic curves of Japanese sandy soils 805(6)

M. Tani

E.C. Leong

K. Tateyama

Effect of soil hydraulic conductivity on slope stability at a hillslope of weathered granitic soil formation 811(6)

M. Mukhlisin

M.R. Taha

Modelling of the water phase in unsaturated soils 817(6)

Y. Wang

G. Wu

C. Melbourne

Empirical evaluation of the relationship between rainfalls and the degree of saturation of shallow soils 823(6)

R. Valentino

L. Montrasio

G.L. Losi

Basis for a coupled flow-deformation model in unsaturated soils 829(8)

M. Oeser

N. Khalili

Coupled problem of saturated-unsaturated seepage flow and internal erosion of soils 837(6)

K. Fujisawa

D. Niina

A. Murakami

S. Nishimura

A consideration on the fitting parameter of KITA-SAKO model 843(6)

K. Sako

R. Kitamura

Influence of the temperature on the water content curves: A micromechanical approach 849(8)

X. Chateau

T.B. Viet

Volume change behaviour of unsaturated soils

Analysis of the collapse behaviour of a natural soil by using the Barcelona basic Model 857(6)

M.M.A. Mascarenha

M.P. Cordao-Neto

P. Murrieta

E. Romero

Yielding surface model of volume change characteristics for unsaturated fine grained soils 863(10)

Y. Al-Badran

T. Schanz

Collapse behavior simulation of granular material under general stress state with three dimensional DEM analyses 873(6)

S. Kato

M.S. Jung

Y. Kuriyama

J.G. Chae

T. Sakakibara

Yield stress and volume change behaviour of unsaturated soils 879(8)

A.N. Zhou

D. Sheng

Evolution of the compaction process: Experimental study - preliminary results 887(10)

N. Kurucuk

J. Kodikara

D.G. Fredlund

Applications of unsaturated soils

Effects of reservoir level fluctuations on embankment stability based on the constitutive model of unsaturated soils 897(6)

C. Yong

L. Defu

W. Shimei

Modified slope stability analysis for estimation of change in apparent cohesion 903(6)

E. Calo

Y. Inagaki

R. Kitamura

K. Sako

Modeling of shallow slope failure using curved-surface envelope extended Mohr-Coulomb model 909(6)

M.J.Md. Noor

B.A. Hadi

M.A. Hafez

Slope stability charts for shallow rainfall induced slope failure 915(6)

M.J.Md. Noor

I.B. Mohamed Jais

B.A. Hadi

Influence of suction on the bearing capacity 921(6)

Z. Cabarkapa

Lateral earth pressure on a wall in expansive soils 927(8)

G.T. Hong

C.P. Aubeny

R.L. Lytton

The MUSE network: Research outcomes 935(10)

D.G. Toll

D. Gallipoli

C.E. Augarde

V. De Gennaro

C. Mancuso

A. Tarantino

J. Vaunat

S.J. Wheeler
Author index 945