https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 Performance of a trial embankment at the Ballina soft soil field testing facility https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:32429 Tue 05 Jun 2018 14:09:07 AEST ]]> Calibration and Assessment of Capacitance-Based Soil Moisture Sensors https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41213 Thu 28 Jul 2022 12:57:19 AEST ]]> Effects of grout injection techniques in pressure grouted soil nail system https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:45321 Thu 27 Oct 2022 07:48:08 AEDT ]]> Numerical modelling of dynamic compaction of soils https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39460 Thu 09 Jun 2022 09:08:22 AEST ]]> Numerical analysis of shallow foundations considering hydraulic hysteresis and deformation dependent soil-water retention https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39458 Thu 09 Jun 2022 08:54:17 AEST ]]> Efficient multi-scale staggered coupling of discrete and boundary element methods for dynamic problems https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:55033 Thu 04 Apr 2024 11:04:02 AEDT ]]> Cone penetration-induced pore pressure distribution and dissipation https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20477 u), over-consolidation ratio (OCR) and rigidity index (Ir) of the soil. With a reliably predicted initial distribution of u and the measured curve of dissipation of pore water pressure at the shoulder of the cone (u2), the coefficient of consolidation of the soil in the horizontal direction (ch) can be back-fitted by analysis of the pore pressure dissipation. Comparing the back-fitted values of ch with the values directly estimated by a previously proposed method indicates that the previously proposed method can be used reliably to estimate ch values from non-standard dissipation curves (where u2 increases initially and then dissipates with time).]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:59:02 AEDT ]]> Numerical investigation of the failure of a building in Shanghai, China https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:17879 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:56:13 AEDT ]]> A theoretical and experimental study on the behaviour of lignosulfonate-treated sandy silt https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:19211 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:55:04 AEDT ]]> Finite element simulation of an embankment on soft clay: case study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:21343 (M) of the critical state line. It is demonstrated that: (a) appropriate site investigation, soil testing and interpretation of the test results are essential for accurate prediction of the behaviour of an earth structure constructed on soft clayey deposits; (b) when using a soil model developed within the framework of Critical State Soil Mechanics to make such predictions, M value should be directly determined from tests with an appropriate effective stress path; and (c) yield stresses of soft soil layers can be calibrated by comparing the predicted undrained shear strengths (Su) with measured values, provided the effect of strain rate and/or strain softening on the value of Su is properly considered. The results of this analysis indicate that Bjerrum’s strain rate correction factor can be adopted as a first approximation of the correction factor applied to field or laboratory measured values of Su.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:51:29 AEDT ]]> Deformation behaviour of clay under repeated one-dimensional unloading-reloading https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:26442 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:27:17 AEDT ]]> Influence of biodegradable natural fibre drains on the radial consolidation of soft soil https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:25162 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:14:31 AEDT ]]> 2D and 3D analyses of an embankment on clay improved by soil-cement columns https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23191 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:10:32 AEDT ]]> New test facility for studying the behaviour of pressure-grouted soil nails https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48226 Sat 11 Mar 2023 12:44:27 AEDT ]]> Laboratory investigation into biodegradation of jute drains with implications for field behavior https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:32054 Mon 23 Sep 2019 10:26:50 AEST ]]> Fully coupled global equations for hydro-mechanical analysis of unsaturated soils https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41417 Mon 23 Oct 2023 10:21:15 AEDT ]]> The influence of cyclic loading on the response of soft subgrade soil in relation to heavy haul railways https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:43452 CSR) and frequency on the behaviour of soft subgrade subjected to simulated heavy haul train loading. Employing these two types of equipment applying contrasting stress path regimes, a series of cyclic undrained laboratory tests was conducted on reconstituted sandy clay specimens at varying frequencies (f = 0.1–1 Hz) and cyclic stress ratios (CSR = 0.2–0.3). The hollow cylinder test results have shown that higher CSR values and lower frequencies induce greater permanent deformations and excess pore water pressures at a given number of loading cycles (N). For CSR = 0.2, pore pressures and axial strains were found to increase even after a large number of cycles (N = 50,000). However, when the higher CSR value of 0.3 was imposed, the soil failed in less than 300 cycles by reaching 5% of axial strain. Undoubtedly, PSR adversely affected the accumulation of axial strains and soil degradation, whereas in contrast, the development of pore water pressure was less influenced by PSR.]]> Mon 19 Sep 2022 15:12:28 AEST ]]> Advanced soil constitutive models and their applications to offshore geotechnical problems https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46278 Mon 14 Nov 2022 15:28:01 AEDT ]]> Analysis of undrained cyclic response of saturated soils https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46260 Mon 14 Nov 2022 13:56:51 AEDT ]]> Routine glucose assessment in the emergency department for detecting unrecognised diabetes: a cluster randomised trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:45592 1c) assessment and notification of diabetes services about patients at intervention hospitals with blood glucose levels of 14 mmol/L or more. Main outcome measure: New diagnoses of diabetes and documented follow‐up plans for patients with admission blood glucose levels of 14 mmol/L or more. Results: Blood glucose was measured in 133 837 patients admitted to hospital from an ED. The numbers of new diabetes diagnoses with documented follow‐up plans for patients with blood glucose levels of 14 mmol/L or more were similar in intervention (83/506 patients, 16%) and control hospitals (73/278, 26%; adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.83; 95% CI 0.42–1.7; P = 0.61), as were new diabetes diagnoses with or without plans (intervention, 157/506, 31%; control, 86/278, 31%; aOR, 1.51; 95% CI, 0.83–2.80; P = 0.18). 30‐day re‐admission (31% v 22%; aOR, 1.34; 95% CI, 0.86–2.09; P = 0.21) and post‐hospital mortality rates (24% v 22%; aOR, 1.07; 95% CI, 0.74–1.55; P = 0.72) were also similar for patients in intervention and control hospitals. Conclusion: Glucose and Hb1c screening of patients admitted to hospital from EDs does not alone increase detection of previously unidentified diabetes. Adequate resourcing and effective management pathways for patients with newly detected hyperglycaemia and diabetes are needed. Trial registration: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, ACTRN12611001007921.]]> Fri 04 Nov 2022 08:55:50 AEDT ]]> Finite element implementation of a fully coupled hydro-mechanical model and unsaturated soil analysis under hydraulic and mechanical loads https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:47882 Fri 03 Feb 2023 15:52:59 AEDT ]]>