Transparent Soils Wiki

Applications by Others

 

Flow 

  • Welker, A., Bowders, J., and Gilbert, R., 2000, “Using a Reduced Equivalent Diameter for a Prefabricated Vertical Drain to Account for Smear,” Geosynthetics International, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 47–57 [link]
  • Welker, A., Bowders, J., and Gilbert, R., 1999, “Applied Research Using a Transparent Material With Hydraulic Properties Similar to Soil,” Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 266–270 [link]

Foundations

  • Zhou, H., Kong, G., and Cao, Z., 2017, “Experimental and Analytical Study of X-section Cast-In-Place Concrete Pile Installation Effect”, International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, January, pp. 1-19 [pdf]
  • Kong, G., Cao, Z., Zhou, H., and Sun, X., 2015, “Analysis of Piles Under Oblique Pullout Load Using Transparent-Soil Models,” Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 725-738 [link]
  • Stanier, S. A., Black, J., and Hird, C. C., 2013, “Modelling Helical Screw Piles in Soft Clay and Design Implications,” ICE Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 167, No. 5, pp. 447–460 [link]
  • Hird, C. C., Ni, Q., and Guymer, I., 2011, “Physical Modelling of Deformations Around Piling Augers in Clay,” Geotechnique, Vol. 61, No. 11, pp. 993–999 [link]
  • Ni, Q., Hird, C., and Guymer, I., 2010, “Physical Modelling of Pile Penetration in Clay Using Transparent Soil and Particle Image Velocimetry,” Geotechnique, Vol. 60, No. 2, pp. 121–132 [link]
  • Lehane, B. and Gil, D., 2004, “Displacement Fields Induced by Penetrometer Installation in an Artificial Soil,” International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 25–36 [link]
  • Gill, D. and Lehane, B., 2001, “An Optical Technique for Investigating Soil Displacement Patterns,” Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 324–329 [link]

Geosynthetics 

  • Bathurst, R.J. and Ezzein, F.,2017, “Insights into geogrid-soil interaction using a transparent granular soil”, Géotechnique Letters 7: 1-5 [link]
  • Bathurst, R.J. and Ezzein, F.M.,2016, “Geogrid pullout load-strain behavior and modelling using a transparent granular soil”, Geosynthetics International 23(4): 271-286 [link]
  • Bathurst, R. J. and Ezzein, F. M., 2015, “Geogrid and Soil Displacement Observations During Pullout Using a Transparent Granular Soil,” Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 1–13 [link]
  • Ferreira, J. and Zornberg, J., 2015, “A Transparent Pullout Testing Device for 3-D Evaluation of Soil-Geogrid Interaction,” Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 38, No. 5,  pp. 1–22 [link]
  • Ezzein, F. M. and Bathurst, R. J., 2014, “A New Approach to Evaluate Soil-Geosynthetic Interaction Using a Novel Pullout Test Apparatus and Transparent Granular Soil,” Geotextiles and Geomembranes, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 246–255 [link]

Grouting

  • Gao, Y., Sui, W., Liu, J., 2015, “Visualization of chemical grout permeation in transparent soil”, 
    ASTM International, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 774-786 [link]
  • Sui, W., Qu, H., and Gao, Y., 2015, “Modeling of Grout Propagation in Transparent Replica of Rock Fractures,” Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 1–9 [link]

In Situ Testing 

  • Chini, C., Wallace, J., Rutherford, C., and Peschel, C. J., 2015, “Shearing Failure Visualization Using Digital Image Correlation and Particle Image Velocimetry in Soft Clay Using a Transparent Soil,” Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 1–17 [link]
  • Hover, E. D., Ni, Q., and Guymer, I., 2013, “Investigation of Centerline Strain Path During Tube Penetration Using Transparent Soil and Particle Image Velocimetry,” Geotechnique Letters., Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 37–41 [link]

Offshore Foundations 

  • Beemer, R. D., and Aubeny, C. P., 2012, “Digital image processing of drag embedment anchors in translucent silicate gel,” GeoManitoba, Canadian Geotechnical Society, Winnepeg [link]
  • Wang, D., Hu, Y., and Randolph, M., 2011, “Keying of Rectangular Plate Anchors in Normally Consolidated Clays,” ASCE Journal of  Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 137, No. 12, pp. 1244–1253 [link]
  • Song, Z., Hu, Y., O’Loughlin, C., and Randolph, M. F., 2009, “Loss in Anchor Embedment During Plate Anchor Keying in Clay,” ASCE Journal of  Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 135, No. 10, pp. 1475–1485 [link]

Stone Columns 

  • McKelvey, D., Sivakumar, V., Bell, A., and Graham, J., 2004, “Modelling Vibrated Stone Columns in Soft Clay,” Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 157, No. 3, pp. 137–149 [link]

Thermal Geotechnology

  • Black, J. and Tatari, A., 2015, “Transparent Soil to Model Thermal Processes: A Thermal Pile Example,” Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 38, No. 5,  pp. 1–13 [link]

Tunneling

  • Liu, J. and Sun, J., 2014, “Visualization of Tunnelling-Induced ground movement in transparent sand”, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Vol. 40, pp. 236–240 [link]

Unsaturated Soil Mechanics

  • Sills, L. K., Mumford, K. G., and Siemens,G. A., 2017, “Quantification of Fluid Saturations in Transparent Porous Media”. Vadose Zone Journal. 16. doi:10.2136/vzj2016.06.0052 [link]
  • Siemens, G., Mumford, K., and Kucharczuk, D., 2015, “Characterization of Variably Transparent Soil for Use in Heat Transport Experiments,” Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 1–11 [link]
  • Siemens, G. A., Take, W. A., and Peters, S. B., 2014, “Physical and Numerical Modeling of Infiltration Including Consideration of the Pore Air Phase,” Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 51, No. 12, pp. 1475–1487 [link]
  • Peters, S. B., Siemens, G. A., and Take, W. A., 2011, “Characterization of Transparent Soil for Unsaturated Applications,” Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 1–11 [link]