Search Results - "Blatz, J. A"

Influence of suction on the strength and stiffness of compacted sand–bentonite by Blatz, J A, Graham, J, Chandler, N A

“…This paper examines the constitutive behaviour of unsaturated mixtures of compacted sand-bentonite material. Two different techniques have been used to modify…”
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Evaluating the behaviour of instrumented prototype rockfill dams by SIDDIQUA, S, BLATZ, J. A, PRIVAT, N. C

“…This paper studies the behaviour of prototype rockfill dams under turbulent flow conditions to identify the flow-through characteristics of rockfill materials…”
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Evaluating Turbulent Flow in Large Rockfill by Siddiqua, S, Blatz, J. A, Privat, N. C

“…This paper describes a laboratory testing program developed to assess the hydraulic properties of coarse rockfill by using a custom-built large-scale…”
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Performance of instrumented large-scale unreinforced and reinforced embankments loaded by a strip footing to failure by Bathurst, Richard J, Blatz, James A, Burger, Martin H

“…The paper describes an experimental investigation in which two large-scale geosynthetic reinforced soil embankments and one unreinforced soil embankment were…”
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Limit equilibrium analysis of large-scale reinforced and unreinforced embankments loaded by a strip footing by Blatz, James A, Bathurst, Richard J

“…The paper describes limit equilibrium analyses of two large-scale geosynthetic reinforced soil embankments and one unreinforced soil embankment that were taken…”
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Hydro-mechanical constitutive model for unsaturated compacted bentonite–sand mixture (BSM): Laboratory tests, parameter calibrations, modifications, and applications by Priyanto, D.G., Man, A.G., Blatz, J.A., Dixon, D.A.

“…► HM parameters for compacted bentonite–sand mixture (BSM) specimens were calibrated. ► Existing constitutive models were selected and compared to the…”
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Effects of near-surface environmental conditions on instability of an unsaturated soil slope by Blatz, James A, Ferreira, Nelson J, Graham, James

“…In 1999, after a period of extensive rainfall, two shallow slope failures developed in the right-of-way of Provincial Road 259 near Virden, Manitoba. The…”
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