Experimental investigation requires an appreciation for more than the individual test method. In order to perform the tests effectively, interpret the measurements properly, and understand the results, background information is required on a variety of general topics.

The construction, design, remediation and maintenance of slopes have always formed an important area of geotechnical engineering, which is often termed as ‘slope engineering’. A wide variety of applications of slope engineering include excavations, hill roads, railway lines, embankments, earth dams, reservoirs, open-cut mines, urban development of hilly areas, protection of river banks and coastal slope stability.

Comparison of vibrocompaction methods by numerical simulations

Settlement predictions of embankments on organic soils in engineering practice

Installation effects of vibro replacement stone columns in soft clay

Soil fracturing of soft silty clays for the reinforcement of a bell tower foundation

Modelling of soft ground consolidation via combined surcharge and vacuum preloading

Enhanced viscoplastic modelling of soft soils

Modelling the influence of density and bonding on geomaterials

Some experiences from full-scale test embankments on floating lime-cement columns

3D numerical modelling of the behaviour of large buildings founded on Mexico City soft clays

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