Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 10, Issue 3 (2023)
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Geotechnical and Geophysical investigations for a foundation underpinning solution in a residential building with differential settlements, in Asti Province (central Piedmont), NW Italy
Abstract: Foundation differential settlements are a recurrent topic for antique and no so antique buildings, for this particular case, an integrated approach of geotechnical and geophysical investigation was developed to provide information and support to the engineering design for the restoration of a building.Given the presence of widespread and pervasive wall fractures, compromising the static nature of the building, investigating the nature of the subsoil in depth was a need, in …
Published in Journal of Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 1–12 Read article
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Soil liquefaction vulnerability assessment of Sylhet city based on SPT value
Abstract: Bangladesh is an earthquake-prone country due to its geographic location. Sylhet, a divisional city, is situated in Zone IV, the most seismically active area in the country, according to the Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC). A major earthquake can cause devastating effects in the subsurface, such as liquefaction, landslides resulting from a reduction of soil shear resistance. In this study, liquefaction potentiality of soil in Ward No. 9 of Sylhet …
Published in Journal of Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 13–28 Read article
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Probable Causes of Cracks on selected Buildings at Akrowa in Afigya Kwabre District, Ghana
Abstract: This work evaluated the nature of the foundation soils and cracks on twelve representative buildings at Akrowa, in the Afigya Kwabre District near Kumasi in Ghana. Age, material used whether clay/concrete, dimensions of cracks on the buildings and tests for geotechnical parameters of foundation soils such as moisture content, bulk density, specific gravity, particle size distribution, Atterberg limit and direct shear were carried out on soils from four pits dug …
Published in Journal of Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 29–39 Read article
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Settlement of Soil while Digging
Abstract: While digging of soft soil, collapse of soil takes place. When load of man is more than bearing strengthof soft soil, the soil will settle down. Hence bearing strength of mud soil is found at a particular depthand this is compared with load coming due to man. If weight of man is more as compared to bearingstrength of wet soil, the settlement will occur. The process of excavation in soft …
Published in Journal of Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 40–36 Read article
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Evolutionary Dynamics of the East African Rift System: Implications for Hydrocarbon Exploration
Abstract: Rifts formation is a complex mechanism that has always generated debate with different models beingfronted, from thermal bulges to cratonic pull, all in an attempt to explain how the rifts form. East Africarift system (EARS), and its associated sedimentary basins within the general regional tectonicframework is one of the most active rifts in the world. The EARS has, over the years, experienced someoil and gas exploration though characteristically low. However, …
Published in Journal of Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 47–58 Read article