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Título del libro: 18th International Conference On Soil Mechanics And Geotechnical Engineering: Challenges And Innovations In Geotechnics, Icsmge 2013
Título del capítulo: General report of TC 214 Soft Soils

Autores UNAM:
EFRAIN OVANDO SHELLEY;
Autores externos:

Idioma:
Inglés
Año de publicación:
2013
Palabras clave:

Geotechnical engineering; Mechanics; Paper; Soil mechanics; Soil testing; Analysis; Exploration techniques; Field instrumentation; Laboratory testing; Soft soils; Soil engineering; Soil explorations; Soil improvement; Soils


Resumen:

The papers in the Soft Soils session cover almost comprehensively the main topics related to soft soil engineering. The 15 papers that were submitted came from countries located in at least four continents, thus demonstrating that soft soils are widely spread and that research into their properties and characteristics is still of paramount importance for an increasing large number of geotechnical engineers worldwide. Theses papers will provide readers an opportunity to learn many aspects of soil engineering from the experiences shared by other colleagues around the world. In almost all of the papers the importance of characterizing soft soils properly is highlighted. It is also evident that thorough soil exploration as well as field and laboratory testing are necessary to achieve this purpose. The papers also show the extensive and extended use of exploration techniques that were rare only a few decades ago. It is also notable that most contributions refer to case histories in which basic soil mechanics concepts have been successfully applied and in which instrumentation was used judiciously to monitor and interpret soil behavior. Also, improved field instrumentation systems have had a positive influence on the development of many projects.


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