Novel Issues on Unsaturated Soil Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Investigation of bentonite qualities on water retention characteristic curve.- Evaluation of subgrade resilient modulus from unsaturated cbr test.- Characterization of hydro-mechanical effects of suction and clay minerals on resilient modulus mr..- Addressing problems related to construction in the middle east of high rise buildings on soft rocks.- Laboratory characterization of reservoir rock and fluids of upper assam basin, india.- Modeling root water uptake, climate and unsaturated vegetated clays interactions in the context of shallow foundation soils.- Application of fragility curves to investigate the effect of rainfall pattern on the performance of an idealized soil slope.- Water retention behaviour of palm-oil mixed kaolin.- A modified correlation using statistical techniques in estimating the unixial compressive strength of sedimentary rocks based on p-wave velocity- a case study.- Predicting swelling potential and soil-water retention curves of some characterized expansive clays based on geotechnical properties.- Prediction of water discharge through the foundation of a rockfill dam in brazil.- Experimental investigation on the crack propagation and coalescence in rock-like specimens with pre-existing cracks under compressive loading.- Effects of rock joint inclinations and spacings on the static behavior of dam foundation.<div><br></div>