Browsing Civil Structural & Environ Eng (Scholarly Publications) by Subject "Peat"
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Compressibility and Seepage Properties of Peats
(2005)The compressibility of some fine and coarse fibrous peats was studied in the laboratory using the oedometer apparatus. Load tests were also conducted on pairs of identical test specimens prepared such that the axis of one ... -
Constitutive models for peat - A review
(International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), Barcelona, Spain, 2013)This paper presents a review of the main constitutive models for peat and other highly organic soils having extremely high water content. At present, predictions of the geomechanical behaviour of such soils for design ... -
Constitutive models for peat - a review (Extended abstract)
(International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), Barcelona, Spain, 2013)This paper presents a review of the main constitutive models for peat and other highly organic soils having extremely high water content. At present, predictions of the geomechanical behaviour of such soils for design ... -
Development of a large consolidometer apparatus for testing peat and other highly organic soils
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A finite-strain hyperviscoplastic model and undrained triaxial tests of peat
(2017)This paper presents a finite-strain hyperviscoplastic constitutive model within a thermodynamically consistent framework for peat which was categorised as a material with both rate-dependent and thermodynamic equilibrium ... -
Peat Improvement Under Vacuum Preloading: A Novel Approach for Bog Roads in Ireland
(2010)This paper presents the preliminary findings of a TCD/NRA vacuum preloading field trial which is part of a research project into construction options for improving rampart roads. Vacuum preloading is a construction method ... -
Rampart Roads in the Peat Lands of Ireland: Genesis, Development and Current Performance
(2008)The construction and improvement of roads on peat lands has always been a challenging task in geotechnical engineering. Rampart roads, which are a particular feature of the bog roads in Ireland, are caused by the excavation ... -
Stimulated decomposition in peat for engineering applications
(2013)Peat deposits are highly compressible, undergoing significant long-term settlement, particularly for fibrous peat. Since decomposition of organic matter can have a significant effect on compression behaviour, the ability ...