All Outputs (7)

Model Fitting for Determining the Parameter of the Pore Size Distribution (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Imre, E., Mwinken, D. K., & Barreto, D. (2023, November). Model Fitting for Determining the Parameter of the Pore Size Distribution. Presented at 9th International Scientific Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ISCAME 2023), Debrecen, Hungary

The computation of the SWCC requires prior estimation of the pore-size distribution (POSD) which is computed from the PSD. The process described in detail by [1-3]. It needs a value of a which is a model parameter related to particle shape and orient... Read More about Model Fitting for Determining the Parameter of the Pore Size Distribution.

The use of grading entropy in assessing granular soil hydraulic conductivity (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Feng, S., Vardanega, P., Ibraim, E., Barreto, D., & Imre, E. (2023, August). The use of grading entropy in assessing granular soil hydraulic conductivity. Presented at 17arc - 17th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 2023, Astana, Kazakhstan

Hydraulic conductivity is an important geotechnical engineering property as it is linked to the performance of many geo-structures. This study used a recently compiled granular soil database (CG/KSAT/7/1278) to evaluate the best fit probability densi... Read More about The use of grading entropy in assessing granular soil hydraulic conductivity.

Minimum dry density in terms of grading entropy coordinates (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Imre, E., Barreto, D., Datcheva, M., Singh, V. P., Baillie, W., Feng, S., & Firgi, T. (2023, August). Minimum dry density in terms of grading entropy coordinates. Presented at 17arc - 17th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 2023, Astana, Kazakhstan

In this paper, the grading entropy method is applied together with advanced interpolation methods in order to establish empirical relationships between grading entropy coordinates and minimum dry density of sands. Three databases consisting of 94 sam... Read More about Minimum dry density in terms of grading entropy coordinates.

A DEM study on the effect of inherent variability of assemblies of spherical particles (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leak, J., & Barreto, D. (2023, June). A DEM study on the effect of inherent variability of assemblies of spherical particles. Presented at NUMGE 2023: 10th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, London

This study presents DEM simulations of assemblies of spheres using periodic boundaries to assess the effect of inherent sample variability. DEM specimens with different particle size distributions (PSDs) were randomly generated, and then isotropicall... Read More about A DEM study on the effect of inherent variability of assemblies of spherical particles.

Use of hydraulic radius to estimate the permeability of coarse-grained materials using a new geodatabase (2023)
Journal Article
Feng, S., Barreto, D., Imre, E., Ibraim, E., & Vardanega, P. J. (2023). Use of hydraulic radius to estimate the permeability of coarse-grained materials using a new geodatabase. Transportation Geotechnics, 41, Article 101026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2023.101026

This paper reviews commonly used parameters and prediction models for assessing permeability of granular soils. Following a review of published models for prediction of soil permeability, a dimensional homogenous transformation model for a-priori est... Read More about Use of hydraulic radius to estimate the permeability of coarse-grained materials using a new geodatabase.

Soil parameters in terms of entropy coordinates (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Imre, E., Firgi, T., Baille, W., Datcheva, M., Barreto, D., Feng, S., & Singh, V. (2023, May). Soil parameters in terms of entropy coordinates. Presented at 8th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT 2023), Milos, Greece

In the ongoing research, an approximate, grading entropy based, advanced interpolation method is applied to establish empirical functions between the grading curves and the model parameters of sands. The space of the grain size distribution curves wi... Read More about Soil parameters in terms of entropy coordinates.

Rubber-soil mixtures: use of grading entropy theory to evaluate stiffness and liquefaction susceptibility (2023)
Journal Article
Bernal-Sanchez, J., Barreto, D., & Leak, J. (2023). Rubber-soil mixtures: use of grading entropy theory to evaluate stiffness and liquefaction susceptibility. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 21, 3777–3796. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-023-01673-3

Rubber-soil mixtures are known to have mechanical properties that enable their use in backfills, road construction or geotechnical seismic isolation systems. The complexity of these mixtures comes from adding soft (i.e. rubber) particles that increas... Read More about Rubber-soil mixtures: use of grading entropy theory to evaluate stiffness and liquefaction susceptibility.