Measurements and DEM modelling of soil shear behavior under varying normal stresses for different soils

Open access Aug 2026

Mechanical Behavior of Sandy Soils Under Different Moisture Contents Using UU Triaxial Tests

The objective of this study was to determine the influence of moisture variation on the shear strength and stress–strain response of sandy soils subjected to different confinement levels. The applied methods followed a quantitative, applied, and quasi-experimental approach using reconstituted cylindrical specimens meas...

S. A. de la Cruz Vega, Johnny Mitchell Gomero Mancesidor, C. M. Mendoza Flores · Civil Engineering Journal · 0 citations

Open access Aug 2026

Experimental Investigation on Water-Sensitive Engineering Behaviors of High-Fines Clayey Sand and Quantitative Correlations Between Physical and Mechanical Indices

Clayey sand is a typical transitional coastal alluvial soil controlled by both coarse-grain friction and fine-grain cementation. Current studies focus mostly on remolded samples, lacking systematic understanding of water-induced structural degradation and quantitative physico-mechanical correlations for natural undistu...

Da-Yu Yang, Rencheng Ye, Ze-Jun Song et al. · Infrastructures · 0 citations

Open access Sep 2026

Interface shear mechanisms in concrete–cement soil composite piles revealed by ring shear testing

Composite piles consisting of an inner precast concrete core and an outer cement soil column have been increasingly used in soft ground, whereas their load-transfer mechanism is governed by two interfaces, namely the concrete-cement soil interface and the cement soil-surrounding soil interface. In this study, ring sh...

Jun-Jie Ma, Liao-Yi Fu, Xiao-Nan Gong · Scientific Reports · 0 citations

Review Open access Aug 2026

Experiment and Modelling Characterisation of Clay Effect on Soil Water Retention Capacity

This paper reports a research work on assessing clay content effect on the water retention capacity of clayey sandy soils. At first, experimental tests were conducted to measure the soil water retention curves (SWRCs) of clayey sandy soils. A total of four different soil samples, which have clay content of 0, 15, 30 an...

Yu Wang, Amjad H. Albayati, Xing-Tao Fu et al. · Water · 0 citations

#software testing Open access Aug 2026

Evaluation of rotary mixing effects on soil structure and tillage resistance using discrete element method

Simulation of tillage operations is critical for precision management of soil-tool interactions, facilitating the conservation of soil structure. Improper use of machinery during land preparation in agriculture may lead to soil structure destruction. This paper aimed to analyze the effect of deep tillage on soil struct...

N. Makange, C. Ji · Discover Soil · 0 citations

Conference Aug 2026

Modelling of Soil-Concrete Interface Shear Behaviour for Geotechnical Applications

Soil–concrete interface shear behavior is important in pile foundations, retaining structures, and soil–structure interaction systems. In practice, interface friction parameters are often assumed as a fraction of the soil friction angle, which ignores surface roughness and particle characteristics. This study presents...

T. Thennakoon, K. V. S. Sampath, R. Rajapakse · Moratuwa Engineering Researc... · 0 citations