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Sunday, September 5th
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18:00 - 20:00
Registration
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Monday, September 6th
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09:30 - 10:00
Opening Ceremony
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MoMP
Room: Auditorium
Chair: to be confirmed
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10:00 - 11:20
Keynote Lecture and General Report
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MoMP
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Robert Charlier
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Design of Stiffened Slabs-on-grade on Shrink-swell Soils
J-L. Briaud, R. Abdelmalak, X. Zhang
Constitutive Modelling of Unsaturated Soils: Discussion of Fundamental Principles
D. Sheng
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11:20 - 11:50
Coffee-break
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11:50 - 13:00
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
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Engineering Applications and Case Histories: Embankments (D4)
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MoM01
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Tom Schanz
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Influences of Spatially Varying Porosity on Unsaturated Flow through Earth Structures
T.M. Le, D. Gallipoli, S.J. Wheeler, M. Sanchez
Numerical Analysis of the Behaviour of Embankments Constructed with Expansive Soils
J.I. Ortega, A. Lloret, S. Olivella, E. Romero
Improvement and Controlling Deformation of the Expansive Soil Ground
L. C Miao, F. Wang, Y. Cui
Banking Simulation with a Constitutive Model for Unsaturated Soil
M. Tanaka, K. Kawai, S. Kanazawa, A. Iizuka, S. Tachibana, S. Ohno, T. Takeyama
Suction Changes during the Construction of an Embankment from A10 Motorway in Portugal
R. Cardoso, E. Maranha das Neves, P. Almeida Santos
Investigation of the Water Flow in an Embankment Built of Organic Soil: Experimental Results and Large Scale Field Test
E. Birle, M. Boso, D. Heyer
Failure of Peat Dykes by Drought
D. Nterekas, J. P Oostveen, F.A. Mathijssen, R.B. Brinkgreve, M.A. Hicks, F. Molenkamp
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Modelling: Fundamentals and Constitutive Modelling (C1)
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MoM02
Room: Sala d'Actes
Chair: Bernardo Caicedo
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On the Time-Dependent Behaviour of Unsaturated Geomaterials
J. M Pereira, V. De Gennaro
Prediction of the Behaviour of Unsaturated Soils using Evolutionary Polynomial Regression; An Incremental Approach
A.A. Javadi, A. Johari, A. Ahangar-Asr, A. Faramarzi, D.G. Toll, N. Khalili
Parameter Calibration for Hydro-Mechanical Modelling using Numerical Simulation of Test Results
R. Gómez, E. Romero, A. Lloret, J. Suriol, C. Jommi
Numerical Simulations of the Thermomechanical Behaviour of Clays on Volumetric and Deviatoric Paths
M.S. Ghembaza, Z. Bellia, H. Trouzine
Mechanical Model for Partially Saturated Sandy Soils: Application to Liquefaction
H.B. Bian, T. Nishimura, I. Shahrour
Evaluation of a Constitutive Model for Unsaturated Soils: Stress Variables and Numerical Implementation
N.A. González, A. Gens
A Simple Elasto-Plastic Model for Unsaturated Soils and Interpretations of Collapse and Compaction Behaviours
M. Kikumoto, H. Kyokawa, T. Nakai, H.M. Shahin
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Unsaturated Soil Behaviour: Microstructure (A1)
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MoM03
Room: VS208
Chair: Yu-Jun Cui
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An Insight into Role of Clay-Fluid Molecular Interactions on the Microstructure and Macroscale Properties of Swelling Clays
D.R. Katti, K.S. Katti, P.M. Amarasinghe, S.M. Pradhan
A Model for Capillary Pressure in Unsaturated Granular Soils within the Pendular Saturation Regime
J.L. Justo, M. Vázquez
Development of Microstructure in Compacted Earthen Building Materials
C.T. Beckett, C.E. Augarde
Influence of Microstructure on the Hydro-Mechanical Behaviour of a Natural Silty Clay
M. Mascarenha, M. Cordão Neto, E. Romero
Volume Changes of Swelling Clayey Soils at Microscopic Scale Level
T. Maison, F. Laouafa, J.M. Fleureau
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13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
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14:00 - 16:00
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
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Engineering Applications and Case Histories: Slopes (D3)
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MoA01
Room: Auditorium
Chair: David Williams
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Influence of Seasonable Water Pressure Variations on Unsaturated Slopes Stability
F.A. Franch, M.M. Futai
Matric Suction in Unsaturated Pyroclastic Slope
A. Scotto di Santolo, A. Evangelista
Performance of an Instrumented Slope under a Capillary Barrier System
H. Rahardjo, C.J. Hua, E.C. Leong, V.A. Santoso
Stochastic Modelling of Unsaturated Slope Stability
P. Arnold, M.A. Hicks
Test Site Experience on Mechanisms Triggering Mudflows in Unsaturated Pyroclastic Soils in Southern Italy
M. Pirone, R. Papa, M.V. Nicotera
Analysis of Influencing Factors in Strengthening Expansive Soil Slope with the Coverage of Geo-Membrane
J.P. Yuan, J.H. Wu, Z.Z. Yin
The Influence on the Slope Stability of the Initial Degree of Saturation of a Fill Ground
T. Mori, R. Uzuoka, M. Kazama
Back-Analysis of Infiltration Characteristic of a Saprolitic Hillslope by considering Permeability Heterogeneity
A.K. Leung, C.W. W. Ng
The Significance of Curved Shear Strength Envelope in Modelling Rainfall Induced Shallow Failure of Slopes
M.J. Md Noor, B.A. Hadi
Shear and Soil-Water Retention Behaviour of a Variably Saturated Residual Soil and Its Implication on Slope Stability
A. Jotisankasa, J. Tapparnich
The Effect of Ripping Clay Soil on Swell Behaviour
S. Fityus, O. Buzzi, M. Holt, T. Gunther
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Modelling: Fundamentals and Constitutive Modelling (C1)
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MoA02
Room: Sala d'Actes
Chair: Luis Vallejo
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Rotational Multiple Yield Surface Framework and the Prediction of Stress-Strain Response for Saturated and Unsaturated Soils
M.J. Md Noor, I.B Mohamed Jais
Laboratory Modelling: Settlement due to Groundwater Fluctuation in Partially Saturated Soil
M.J. Md Noor, I.B. Mohamed Jais, J.D. Nyuin
Modelling Criteria for a Microbiologically Stabilised Compacted Soil in the Framework of Elastoplasticity
G. Della Vecchia, L. Morales, E. Garzón, C. Jommi, E. Romero
Simulations of Static Compaction with Unsaturated Soil/Water Coupled F.E. Analysis
M. Shibata, K. Kawai, S. Kanazawa, A. Iizuka, S. Tachibana, S. Ohno, M. Honda
Hydro-Mechanical Coupling for Unsaturated Soils
D. Sheng, A.N. Zhou
Use of Test Results from Undrained Loading for Constitutive Modeling of Unsaturated Soils
X. Zhang
Constitutive Model of Unsaturated Structured Soils under Cyclic Loading
C. Yang, M. Huang, Y. Cui
An Introduction of Jumped Kinematic Hardening Rule to Elastoplastic Model for Unsaturated Geo-materials
Y. Kohgo
Constitutive Model Developments for Compacted Unsaturated Fine Grained Soils Based on Porosimetry
R. Salgueiro, S. Olivella, J. Suriol
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Unsaturated Soil Behaviour: Water Retention and Hydraulic Behaviour (A3)
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MoA03
Room: VS208
Chair: Sun De‘an
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An Investigation on the Effect of Initial Water Content and Dry Density on Drying Soil-Water Characteristic Curve of a Cohesionless Soil
M. Chetia, S. Sreedeep
Investigations on Water Retention Behaviour of Deformable Soils
S. Salager, A. Ferrari, M. Nuth, L. Laloui
On the Inverse Problem Solution for Laboratory Determination of Unsaturated Water Hydraulic Conductivities
K.V. Bicalho, J-M. Fleureau, Y-J. Cui, C. Romanel
Prediction of Soil-Water Characteristic Curve using Neural Network
A. Johari, A.A. Javadi
The Void Ratio Dependency of the Retention Behaviour for a Compacted Clay
C. Airò Farulla, A. Battiato, A. Ferrari
Hydromechanical Behaviour of a Natural Sand using different Suction Controlled Techniques
H. Nowamooz, M.I. Arsenie, C. Chazallon, F. Masrouri
Unsaturated Hydraulic Properties of Fine-Grained Soil from the Blanket Layer of Old Railway Lines in France
V.N. Trinh, A.M. Tang, Y.J. Cui, J.C. Dupla, J. Canou, N. Calon, A. Robinet, L. Lambert, O. Schoen
A Study of the Water Retention Characteristics and Volume Change of Lime-Treated London Clay
X. Zhang, M. Mavroulidou, M.J. Gunn, Z. Cabarkapa
Soil-Water Characteristic Curves obtained through the Wetting Paths for a Tropical Soil Profile
B.H. Bonder, M.G. Miguel
Hysteresis between Wetting and Drying Diffusivity Parameters
D. Mabirizi, R. Bulut
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16:00 - 16:30
Coffee-break
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16:30 - 18:30
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
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Modelling: Fundamentals and Constitutive Modelling (C1)
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MoE01
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Behrouz Gatmiri
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Elastoplastic Modelling of Hydraulic and Mechanical Behaviour of Expansive Soils
D.A. Sun, W.J. Sun
Saturation Induced Instability on Bonded Geomaterials
G. Buscarnera, R. Nova
Modelling the Unsaturated Behaviour of Structured Soils
M. Rouainia, J.M. Pereira
An Effective Stress Based Model for the Dependency of a Water Retention Curve on Void Ratio
D. Masin
Some Remarks on the Hydro-Mechanical Constitutive Modelling of Natural and Compacted Boom Clay
G. Della Vecchia, C. Jommi, A. Lima , E. Romero
Effect of Anisotropy on the Prediction of Unsaturated Soil Response under Triaxial and Oedometric Condition
F. D´Onza, D. Gallipoli, S. Wheeler
A Constitutive Model for Cemented Unsaturated Soils and Weak Rocks
R. Tamagnini, M. Mavroulidou, M.J. Gunn
A Fully Coupled Hysteretic Finite Element Model for Hydro-Mechanical Analysis of Unsaturated Soils
N. Khalili, S. Zargarbashi, M.A. Habte
Parameter Identification in BBM using a Parallel Asynchronous Differential Evolution Algorithm
Y. Zhang, X.T. Feng, D. Gallipoli, C. Augarde
Hydraulic Hysteresis Coupled to Volume Change Effects in Unsaturated Soil Behavior
M. Morvan, H. Wong, D. Branque
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Unsaturated Soil Behaviour: Stress-strain and Strength Characteristics (A2)
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MoE02
Room: Sala d'Actes
Chair: Fernando A. M. Marinho
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Compressive Strength of Unsaturated Fissured Clays
L. Vallejo
Dilatancy and Shear Strength of an Aged Compacted Fill
A. Chiu, X. Zhao
The Relationship between the Critical State Shear Strength of Unsaturated Soils and the Soil-Water Characteristic Curve
J.A. Infante Sedano, S.K. Vanapalli
Constant Volume Triaxial Compression Tests on Unsaturated Soil prepared from Slurry
M. Shimizu, J. Terakata
The Decrease of the Strength of Unsaturated Silty Sand and the Bishop´S Parameter X
J. Leal, G. Gallegos, E. Rojas
Shear Strength of an Unsaturated Silty Sand
F. Casini, P. Minder, S.M. Springman
Constant Water Content Triaxial Compression Tests with a Compacted Soil
G.B. Georgetti, O.M. Vilar
Unsaturated Shear Strength Parameters of Tropical Volcanic Residual Soils
R. Karlinasari, P. Rahardjo
Experimental Investigation of Stress Increment Direction Dependency of Plastic Flow in Unsaturated Soils
S. Zargarbashi, N. Khalili
Laboratory Investigations on Static Liquefaction Potential of Pyroclastic Soils involved in Rainfall-Induced Landslides of the Flow-Type
G. Sorbino, G. Migliaro, V. Foresta
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Part I: Modelling: Analytical and Numerical Modelling (C2)
Part II: Unsaturated Soil Behaviour: Water Retention and Hydraulic Behaviour (A3)
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MoE03
Room: VS208
Chair: Laureano Hoyos
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Atmospheric Drying and Laboratory Wetting of Stockpiled Product Coal
D.J. Williams
Behaviour of an Unsaturated Soil Column under Loading and Watering
F. Salehnia, B. Gatmiri
Numerical Simulation of Volume Change of a Swelling Soil in the Northeast of Brazil
L.M. Costa, S.R. Ferreira, L.J. Guimarães, I.D. Pontes Filho
Water Retention Curve and Shrinkage of a Waste from the Paper Industry
J. Bizarreta, T.M. de Campos
Soil-Water Characteristic Curve (SWCC) and Volumetric Deformation Law for a Plastic Clay under High Suction
M. Vázquez, P. Durand, J.L. Justo
Comparison of Four Methods for Determining the Soil Water Retention Curve
M. Zielinski, M. Sanchez, E. Romero, P. Sentenac, A. Atique
Comparison between the In Situ and Laboratory Water Retention Curves for a Silty Sand
A. Askarinejad, F. Casini, P. Kienzler, S.M. Springman
A Transfer Function of a Soil Water Characteristic Curve Model for Sands
E. Imre , K. Rajkai, R. Genovese, C. Jommi
Laboratory determination of soil-water characteristic curves for cracked soil
M.M. Abbaszadeh, S. Houston, C. Zapata, W. Houston, B. Welfert, K. Walsh
Unsaturated Hydraulic Characteristics of Soil with Significant Oversize Particles
S. Somasundaram, T. Shenthan, C. Benson, S. Nannapaneni
A Simple Method to Consider Water Density Changes in the Calculation of the Degree of Saturation of Swelling Clays
D. Marcial
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19:00 - 20:30
Welcome Reception
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Tuesday, September 7th
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09:00 - 10:20
Keynote Lecture and General Report
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TuMP
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Simon Wheeler
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Geotechnical and Environmental Models Involving Unsaturated Soils and Rocks
S. Olivella
Unsaturated Soils: Compacted versus Reconstituted States
A. Tarantino
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10:20 - 10:50
Coffee-break
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10:50 - 13:00
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
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Part I: Engineering Applications and Case Histories: Foundations (D2)
Part II: Part II: Engineering Applications and Case Histories: Pavements (D5)
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TuM01
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Frans Molenkamp
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Water Migration in Pavement Subgrade
E.J. Nelson, D.D. Overton
Identification, Characterization and Analysis of Deep Foundation in Collapsible Soil - Regional Prison of Eunápolis, Bahia / Brazil
R. Coutinho, B. Castro, K. Dourado
A Technique for Estimating the Shaft Resistance of Test Piles in Unsaturated Soils
S.K. Vanapalli, K.D. Eigenbrod, Z.N. Taylan, C. Catana, W.T. Oh, E. Garven
Piles Horizontal Bearing Capacity in Tropical Soil under Distinct Moisture Contents
M.A. de Almeida, M.G. Miguel, S.H. Teixeira
Settlement Prediction of Cyclically Loaded Footings Resting on Partially Saturated Sand by Means of a Kinematic Hardening Model
A. Becker
Performance and Design of Foundations on Unsaturated Expansive Soil
J.T. Bryant, M.A. Haque
Water Content Profiles for Design of Foundations on Expansive Soils
D.D. Overton, K.C. Chao, J.D. Nelson
Bearing Capacity of a Strip Footing on an Unsaturated Sand
T. Schanz, Y. Lins, S.K. Vanapalli
Three Dimensional Numerical Simulation of a Residential Building on Expansive Soil Subject to a Leaking Underground
X. Zhang
Interpretation of the Bearing Capacity of Unsaturated Soils extending the Effective and the Total Stress Approaches
S.K. Vanapalli, W.T. Oh
A Simple Technique for Estimating the 1-D Heave in Expansive Soils
S.K. Vanapalli, L. Lu, W.T. Oh
Bearing Capacity of an Unsaturated Sand from Model Footing Tests
S.K. Vanapalli, R. Sun, X. Li
Comparison of Bearing Capacity of Unsaturated Sand using the Cone Penetration Tests (CPT) and the Plate Load Tests (PLT)
F.M. Mohamed, S.K. Vanapalli, M. Saatcioglu
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Testing Techniques: Laboratory, In Situ and Centrifuge (B)
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TuM02
Room: Sala d'Actes
Chair: Gerald Miller
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Useful Laboratory Guidelines for Unsaturated Soils Research
J.L. Boyd, V. Sivakumar
Small-Strain Stiffness of Compacted Silty Sand using a Proximitor-Based Suction-Controlled Resonant Column Device
L.R. Hoyos, E.A. Suescun, J.A. Pineda, A.J. Puppala
Wave Velocity Analysis of State Parameter Changes in Multi-phase Granular Materials
F. Wuttke, M. Asslan, T. Schanz
Advances in Tensiometer Based Suction Control Systems
S.D. Lourenço, D. Gallipoli, D.G. Toll, C.E. Augarde, F.D. Evans
Calibration of a TDR Probe in an Expansive Soil
S. Fityus, K. Rajkai
Calibration of Smart Irrigation Sensor (SIS-UMS) for the Blanket Layer Soil from Old Railway Lines
V.N. Trinh, A.M. Tang, Y.J. Cui, J.C. Dupla, J. Canou, N. Calon, A. Robinet, L. Lambert, O. Schoen
Analysis of a Drawdown Test Displaying the Use of Transparent Soil in Unsaturated Flow Applications
G. Siemens, S. Peters, W.A. Take
Efficient Measurement of Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity using a Wetting Front Advancing Method
X. Li, L.M. Zhang, D.G. Fredlund
Characterization of Unsaturated Zone Susceptible to Landslides in Tropical Volcanic Residual Soil with In-Situ Tests
P.P. Rahardjo, R Karlinasari
The Challenges of Performing Laboratory Controlled Cone Penetration Tests in Unsaturated Soils
M. Pournaghiazar, A.R. Russell, N. Khalili
Detecting Water Content Changes in Sand Samples by Means of Electrical Resistivity Tomography
R.M. Cosentini, G. Della Vecchia, S. Foti, G. Musso
A Novel Non-Contacting Laser Displacement Transducer Technique for Volume Change Measurements of Unsaturated Soils
X. Zhang, M. Mavroulidou, M.J. Gunn, Z. Cabarkapa, J. Sutton
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Unsaturated Soil Behaviour: Thermal and Chemical Effects (A4)
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TuM03
Room: VS208
Chair: to be confirmed
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Influence of Temperature Rise under Undrained Condition on the Shear Behavior of Unsaturated Sandy Soil Considering Solubility of Gaseous Components
Y. Katsuno, M. Iwabuchi, K. Ozawa, R. Uzuoka, M. Kazama
Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Behaviour of an Expansive Bentonite/Silt Mixture using Different Suction Controlled Techniques
H. Nowamooz, R. Gómez-Espina, M.V. Villar, F. Masrouri
Thermal Damage in Unsaturated Geomaterials
M. Mozayan, C. Arson, B. Gatmiri
Effect of Temperature on Collapse Potential of Kaolin Clay
A. Haghighi, G. Medero, P. Woodward, L. Laloui
Influence Analysis of the Contaminants Fluid in a Compacted Soil Collapse
E.Q. Motta, S.R. Ferreira
Influence of Temperature on the Water Retention Capacity of Soils. Analysis using Solution Thermodynamics
A.C. Jacinto, A. Ledesma, M.V. Villar, R. Gómez-Espina
Temperature Effects on Soil-water Retention Properties of Densely Compacted GMZ01 Bentonite
W.M. Ye, M. Wan, B. Chen, Y.J. Cui, J. Wang
Thermal Pulse Effects on the Stiffness Degradation of Unsaturated Clayey Materials
A. Lima , J.A. Pineda, E. Romero
Direct Measurement of Thermal Expansion in Unsaturated Soils
X. Pintado, A. Lloret
Determining the Thermal Conductivity as a Function of Previous Moisture for a Soil with Different Percentages of Gravels
C.M. Rubio, R. Josa, D.R. Cobos, C.S. Campbell, F. Ferrer
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13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
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14:00 - 16:00
Panel Session. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics in Geotechnical Engineering
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TuA
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Antonio Gens
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Panel Session. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics in Geotechnical Engineering
J.L. Justo, J.D. Nelson, H. Rahardjo, A.M. Ridley, S.K. Vanapalli
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16:00 - 16:30
Coffee-break
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16:30 - 18:30
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
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Engineering Applications and Case Histories: Geoenviromental Applications (D6)
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TuE01
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Abdelmalek Bouazza
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Non-Isothermal Infiltration in Plastic Bentonite
B. François, L. Laloui
Behaviour of Wet Fill using Residual Soil
F.A. Marinho, F. Massad
Geotechnical Issues in the Design and Construction of PMOBs
A.R. Cabral, M. Letourneau, J.S. McCartney, J.M. Parks, E. Yanful, Q. Song
Coupled Solute Mass Transport and Evaporation in Saline Soil
A. Dunmola, P. Simms
Evaluation of a Capillary Barrier at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal
L.O. Williams, D.L. Hoyt, G.A. Hargreaves, S.F. Dwyer, J.G. Zornberg
Numerical Modelling of the Resaturation of Swelling Clay with Gas Injection
P. Gerard, J.-P Radu, J. Talandier, R. de La Vaissière, R. Charlier, F. Collin
THMC analysis of saturation and heating processes of an expansive clay barrier in radioactive waste isolation
L. Guimarães, A. Gens, M. Sánchez, S. Olivella
Evaluation of Landfill Gas Emission in Experimental Cover Layers in Brazil
F.J. Maciel, R.L. Lopes, J.F. Jucá
Gas Migration in Sand/Bentonite Mixtures through Preferential Paths
D. Arnedo, E.E. Alonso, S. Olivella, E. Romero
Laboratory Studies of the Addition of Bentonite to Landfill Cover Soil
R.L. Izzo, C.F. Mahler, K. Huse
Thermal-Hydro-Mechanical Behavior of Unsaturated Bentonite Blocks:Experimental Approaches
J.O. Lee, W.J. Cho, S.K. Kwon, J.W. Choi
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Modelling: Fundamentals and Constitutive Modelling (C1)
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TuE02
Room: Sala d'Actes
Chair: Yuji Kohgo
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On the Definition of Constitutive Models for Compacted Soft Rocks
R. Cardoso, E.E. Alonso
A Fundamental Interpretation of the Critical State Strength of Unsaturated Soils
E.J. Murray, V. Sivakumar
Hydraulic Conductivity Function for Unsaturated Cracked Soil
L.M. Zhang, J.H. Li, D.G. Fredlund
Soil Water Characteristic Curves and Adsorption Potential
S. Frydman, R. Baker
Assessment of Volumetric Collapse using Probabilistic Approach
I. Otálvaro Calle, M.P. Cordão-Neto, G. Medero
Is the Degree of Saturation a Good Candidate for Bishop’s χ Parameter?
J.M. Pereira, O. Coussy, E. Alonso, J. Vaunat, S. Olivella
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Unsaturated Soil Behaviour: Stress-strain and Strength Characteristics (A2)
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TuE03
Room: VS208
Chair: Luciano Oldecop
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Direct Shear Strength of Compacted Bentonite under Different Suctions
T. Nishimura, H. Rahardjo, J. Koseki
Investigation of the Behavior of an Unsaturated Sand using a Cyclic Direct Shear Device
T. Nishimura, I. Shahrour, H.B. Bian
Simple Shear Tests on Unsaturated Undisturbed Specimens containing a Weak Layer
J.L. Deng, H. Kameya, Y. Tsutsumi, J. Koseki, J. Kuwano
Critical State Behaviors of Unsaturated Soil in the Direct Shear Test under Constant Pressure
B.S. Kim, S. Kato, S. Shibuya
Direct Shear Test under Constant Volume State for Unsaturated Soil
S. Kato, B.S. Kim, S. Shibuya
A New Unsaturated Direct Shear Apparatus for Measuring Shear Strength of Unsaturated Soils Part 2: Results and Comparison between Plane Strain and Triaxial Loading Conditions
A. Mirzaii, S.S. Yasrebi, E. Hefzi
Shear Strength of Pyroclastic Unsaturated Soils from Suction-Controlled Direct Shear Tests
R. Papa, M.V. Nicotera
Effect of Suction and Plasticity on the Shear Strength os Sand/Silt Mixtures
M.V. Villar, P.L. Martín, R. Gómez-Espina, A. Lloret
Effect of Suction Hysteresis on the Shear Strength of Unsaturated Soil Interfaces
C. Khoury, G. Miller
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19:00 - 21:00
TC106 Meeting
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Wednesday, September 8th
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09:00 - 10:20
Keynote Lecture and General Report
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WeMP
Room: Auditorium
Chair: to be confirmed
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Energy Geotechnology: Implications of Mixed Fluid Conditions
J.C. Santamarina, J. Jang
Geotechnical Problems and Case Histories from the Perspective of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics
C.W. Ng, A.K. Leung
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10:20 - 10:50
Coffee-break
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10:50 - 13:00
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
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Modelling: Analytical and Numerical Modelling (C2)
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WeM01
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Anand Puppala
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Numerical Simulation of an Unsaturated Slope Failure during an Earthquake
R. Uzuoka, K. Maruyama, T. Mori, M. Kazama, T. Unno, N. Sento
Drying Shrinkage and Cracking Initiation in Clays: Main Modeling Concepts and Application to the Ventilation of a Tunnel
H. Peron, J. Eichenberger, L. Laloui
Effect of Mesh Resolution on Long-Term Water Balance Calculations
M.D. Fredlund, R.T. Thode, R.G. Nelson
Fully Coupled Analysis of Unsaturated Porous Media using a Meshfree Method
A. Khoshghalb, N. Khalili
A Driver for the Integration of Coupled Hydro-Mechanical Constitutive Laws for Unsaturated Soils
F. Cattaneo, G. Della Vecchia, C. Jommi
Explicit Stress Integration with Reduced Drift for Barcelona Basic Model
W.T. Solowski, D. Sheng, S.W. Sloan
Implicit Integration of a Constitutive Model for Partially Saturated Structured Porous Materials
R. Tamagnini, M. Mavroulidou, M.J. Gunn
Active Earth Force in “Cohesionless” Unsaturated Soils using Bound Theorems of Plasticity
S. Stanier, A. Tarantino
A New Analytical Solution for One Dimensional Transient Flow in Unsaturated Soils
H. Farshbaf Aghajani, A. Soroush
Two-Dimensional Fundamental Solution for Dynamic Behaviour Analysis of Unsaturated Soils
P. Maghoul, B. Gatmiri, D. Duhamel
Comparison of the Nonlinear Elastic and Elastoplastic Models in THM Response of Unsaturated Soils
F. Salehnia, B. Gatmiri
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Unsaturated Soil Behaviour: Stress-strain and Strength Characteristics (A2)
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WeM02
Room: Sala d'Actes
Chair: Domenico Gallipoli
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Study on Gas Phase in Unsaturated Soils
Y. Liu, C.G. Zhao, Q. Fang
The Relationship between the Elastic and Shear Modulus of Unsatured Soils
W.T. Oh, S.K. Vanapalli
Mechanical Behaviors and Water Retention Characteristics of Micro-Porous Ceramic Particles Made with Burning Sludge
J. Kawazu, K. Kawai, S. Kanazawa, A. Iizuka
Pore Pressure under Undrained Condition for Compacted Unsaturated Silty Soil having a Low Matric Suction
T. Nishimura, J. Koseki
Shrinkage during Wetting of Fine-Pored Materials: Does this Accord with the Principle of Effective Stress?
G.E. Blight
Stress Path Effects on Shear Stiffness, Damping Ratio and Volumetric Behavior of Normally Consolidated Unsaturated Compacted Clay
M. Biglari, A. d‘Onofrio, C. Mancuso, M.K. Jafari, A. Shafiee
Effects of Matric Suction on Elastic Shear Modulus of Three Unsaturated Soils
S. Kawajiri, S. Shibuya, S. Kato, T. Kawaguchi
A Constitutive Relationship for Collapsible Soils in Terms of Stress State Variables
J.D. Nelson, C.N. Hatton, K.C. Chao
An Experimental Study on the Cyclic Behaviour of Natural Loess
Y.J. Cui, A.M. Tang, J.P. Karam, J.M. Terpereau
Assessment of the cv Coefficient for Unsaturated Warsaw Clay
Z. Skutnik, M. Lendo-Siwicka, K. Garbulewski
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Testing Techniques: Laboratory, In Situ and Centrifuge (B)
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WeM03
Room: VS208
Chair: Sarah M. Springman
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Centrifuge Modeling of Soil Atmosphere Interaction
B. Caicedo, J. Tristancho, L. Thorel
Centrifuge Modeling applied to Swelling Soils
B. Caicedo, C. Segura
Physical Modelling on Unsaturated Soils Using Centrifuge
B. Caicedo, J. Tristancho, L. Thorel
A New Unsaturated Direct Shear Apparatus for Measuring Shear Strength of Unsaturated Soils Part 1: Apparatus Features and Test Procedures
E. Hefzi, S.S. Yasrobi, A. Mirzaii
Modeling Unsaturated Soil Response under Large Deformations Using a Novel Suction-Controlled Ring Shear Device
L.R. Hoyos, C.L. Velosa, A.J. Puppala
Constitutive Modeling of Unsaturated Soil Behavior using a Refined Suction-Controlled True Triaxial Cell: Preliminary Observations
L.R. Hoyos, D.D. Pérez-Ruiz, A.J. Puppala
A New Permeameter for the Determination of the Unsaturated Coefficient of Permeability
M. Moncada, T. de Campos
The Use of Filter Paper Method for Field Suction Investigation
M. Nacinovic, C. Mahler, R. Izzo, P.F. Brandt, A.S. Avelar
Evaluation of Filter Paper Calibrations for Indirect Determination of Soil Suctions of Unsaturated Soils
K.V. Bicalho, F.A. Marinho, J.-M Fleureau, A. Gomes Correia
Suction Measurements on a Natural Unsaturated Loess: A Reappraisal of the Filter Paper Method
J.A. Muñoz-Castelblanco, J.M. Pereira, P. Delage, Y.J. Cui
Effective Thermal Conductivity of partially Saturated Soils
S. Hamuda, M. Rouainia, B.G. Clarke
Commentaries on the Consolidation-Swell Test
K.C. Chao, J.D. Nelson, D.D. Overton, E.J. Nelson
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13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
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14:00 - 16:00
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
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Unsaturated Soil Behaviour: Stress-strain and Strength Characteristics (A2)
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WeA01
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Pierre Delage
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Inundation Collapse Strain and Creep Measurements for Two Campanian Pyroclastic Soils
P. De Simone
Experimental Study of the Collapsible Behavior of a Tropical Unsaturated Soil
R.A. Rodrigues, O.M. Vilar
Desorption and Consolidation Behaviour of Initially Saturated Clays
S. Tripathy, R. Bag, H.R. Thomas
Collapsibility Study for Tropical Soil Profile using Oedometric Tests with Controlled Suction
J.C. Benatti, M.G. Miguel, R.A. Rodrigues, O.M. Vilar
Collapse Potential of a Compacted Weathered Serpentinite from Skiros Island, Greece
M. Bardanis, S. Grifiza
Hydro-Mechanical Response of an Expansive Silt-Bentonite Mixture
M. Ajdari, H. Nowamooz, F. Masrouri, G. Habibagahi, A. Ghahramani
Deformation Behavior in Unsaturated Soils
R. Baltodano-Goulding
Experimental Study on K0Coefficient of Ningming Unsaturated Expansive Soil
H.P Yang, J. Xiao, G.F. Zhang, R. Zhang
Swelling Pressure Evolution in Compacted Bentonite: Experiments and Modelling
M. Sánchez, M.V. Villar, R. Gómez-Espina, A. Lloret, A. Gens
Volume Change Behavior due to Moisture Variation in Vertisoil from a Semiarid Region in Pernambuco - Brazil
S.R. Ferreira
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Part I: Engineering Applications and Case Histories: Geoenviromental Applications (D6)
Part II: Engineering Applications and Case Histories: Soil-atmosphere interaction (D1)
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WeA02
Room: Sala d'Actes
Chair: Jorge Zornberg
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Unsaturated Behaviour of Mine Tailings in Low Precipitation Areas
L. Oldecop, L. Garino, J.J. Muñoz, R. Rodriguez, C. García
Numerical Study on Rainfall Infiltration into Landfill Earthen Final Cover
T.L. Zhan, G.W. Jia, Y.M. Chen, D.G. Fredlund
Water Infiltration and Methane Emission through Three Different Cover Layers of an Experimental Municipal Waste Landfill at Muribeca, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil
R.L. Lopes, M.C. Alves, J.F. Jucá
Study of Stratification Resistant to Salt Damage
S. Nomura, K. Kawai, S. Kanazawa, A. Iizuka, S. Ohno, P. Thirapong, S. Tachibana
An Experimental Root Barrier to Protect the Foundations of a Building from the Desiccating Effects of Tree Roots
G.E. Blight
Soil Heat and Evaporation from Soil
G.E. Blight
An Environmental Chamber for studying the Soil-Atmosphere Interaction
A.N. Ta, A.M. Tang, Y.J. Cui, J. Thiriat
Use of Satellite Observations for Estimating the Degree of Saturation of Superficial Soils
L. Montrasio, R. Valentino, C. Quintavalla
Influences of the Soil-Atmosphere Interface Interactions on the Soil Water Content and Temperature Profiles
K.V. Bicalho, G. Vivacqua, Y.-J Cui
A Prototype Soil Column to Calibrate Numerical Models Accounting for Soil –Atmosphere Interaction
M. Caruso, C. Jommi
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Part I: Unsaturated Soil Behaviour: Thermal and Chemical Effects (A4)
Part II: New Areas ( E )
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WeA03
Room: VS208
Chair: Charles Augarde
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Effects of a Microbiological Compound for the Stabilisation of Compacted Soils on their Microstructure and Hydro-Mechanical Behaviour
L. Morales, E. Garzón, E. Romero, C. Jommi
Effects of Crude Oil Pollution on the Shear Strength Behaviour of an Unsaturated Porous Soil Medium
M. Mohammadi, S.S. Yasrebi, A. Mirzaii
LNAPL Retention in Partially Saturated Silty Sand
M. Alferi, E. Romero, A. Dominijanni, M. Manassero
Effect of Drying and Wetting Cycles on the Shear Strength of Argillaceous Rocks
R.D. Tovar, J.E. Colmenares
Pore Geometry Induced Suction and the Slaking of Shales
L.E. Vallejo, A. Stewart-Murphy
Water Retention Curve for Evolving Marl under Suction Cycles
R. Cardoso, G. Della Vecchia, C. Jommi, E. Romero
Effects of Hydraulic Cycling on the Stiffness Response of a Rigid Clay
J.A. Pineda, G. Mitaritonna, E. Romero, M. Arroyo
Influence of Suction on the Mechanical Behaviour of Rock Joints under Shear Loading
M.T. Zandarín, E. Alonso, S. Olivella
Influence of Freeze-Thaw Action on Mechanical Behavior of Unsaturated Crushable Volcanic Soil
T. Ishikawa, S. Miura, K. Itou
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16:00 - 16:30
Coffee-break
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16:30 - 18:00
Panel Session. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics: The Future
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WeE
Room: Auditorium
Chair: Eduardo Alonso
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Panel Session. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics: The Future
D.G. Fredlund, C. Jommi, N. Khalili, S. Leroueil, D.G. Toll
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18:00 - 18:30
Closing Ceremony
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WeEP
Room: Auditorium
Chair: to be confirmed
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20:30 - 23:00
Conference Dinner
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