Slope failures due to excessive rainfall are a common geotechnical hazard in tropical countries where residual soils are abundant. These soils possess significant matric suctions in dry seasons and are in a stable state. ...

The foundation is the most important part of any type of structure. Pile foundations are used to transfer very high loads from supper structure to the ground. Therefore, design and construction of piles must be carried out ...

Municipal solid waste (MSW) is defined as solid waste generated from community, commercial and agricultural operations and it includes wastes from households, offices, stores, industries and other non-manufacturing activities. ...

Large scale constructions such as highways, bridges, high rise buildings, jetties etc. are designed to withstand heavy loads depending on the dead loads and imposed loads on the structure. For this purpose, loads from ...

Landfill slope failure became one of the hot topics in Sri Lanka as the infamous Meethotamulla waste fill collapsed, claiming lives of people and infrastructure. Every year all around Sri Lanka, millions of tons of Municipal ...

Skin friction is a major component in any pile foundation’s load bearing capacity. In terms of a floating pile, almost entire bearing capacity depends on the skin friction. Skin friction may depend on the soil type and ...

Slope instability, triggered by excessive rainfall, is one of the common geo –hazards that geotechnical engineers are challenged with in tropical countries such as Sri Lanka. Typically, these slope failures are initiated ...

Slope failure in tropical climates frequently occurs due to excessive rainfall. Heavy infiltration causes destruction of matric suctions, development of perched water table conditions and rise of ground water table. Severe ...

Undrained shear strength is one of the essential parameters in most of the applications of geotechnical engineering. Unconsolidated undrained (UU) triaxial test is the most commonly practiced method of determining the ...

Estimation of the settlement of shallow foundations in sand is generally carried out using the settlement estimation equations, empirical correlations based on insitu tests or by extrapolation of plate load test results. ...