Transparent Soils Wiki

Pubs. by Others

Selected key publications dealing with transparent soils from other research groups are presented here for convenience.  If you wish to be included in this list, please send a copy of your paper to Professor Iskander.

Australia

University of Sydney 

  • Cataldo, D. D., Chen, K. and Airey, D., 2017, “Three-Dimensional Deformations in Transparent Soil Using Fluorescent Markers”, Internation Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, DOI: 10.1680/jphmg.15.00056 [link]

University of Western Australia

  • 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]

 

Canada

Royal Military College of Canada

  • 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]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • Siemens, G. A., Peters, S. B., and Take, W. A., 2013, “Comparison of Confined and Unconfined Infiltration in Transparent Porous Media,” Water Resources Research, Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 851–863 [link]
  • Siemens, G. A., Peters, S. B. and Take, W. A, 2012, “Comparison of Confined and Unconfined Infiltration in Transparent Porous Media”, Water Resources, vol. 49, pp. 851-863 [pdf]
  • Ezzein, F. M. and Bathurst, R. J., 2011, “A Transparent Sand for Geotechnical Laboratory Modeling,” Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 1–12 [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]
  • Peters, S. B., Siemens, G. A., Take, W. A., and Ezzein, F., 2009, “A Transparent Medium to Provide a Visual Interpretation of Saturated/Unsaturated Hydraulic Behavior,” Proceedings of GeoHalifax, Halifax, Canada, September 20–24, Canadian Geotechnical Society, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, pp. 59–66

Ryerson University

  • 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]
  • 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]
  • Cao, Z., Liu, J., and Liu, H., 2011, “Transparent Fused Silica to Model Natural Sand,” Proceedings of Pan American CGS Conference (CD-ROM), Toronto, Canada, October 2–6, 2011, Canadian Geotechnical Society, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada [link]
  • Liu, J. and  Wanghua, J., 2011, “Status and prospect of transparent soil experimental technique”, Journal of China Coal Society, Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 576-582 [link]

The University of Manitoba

  • Guzman, E. M., and Alfaro, M., 2016, “Modelling a Highway Embankment on Peat Foundations Using Transparent Soil”, Advances in Transportation Geotechnics 3. The 3rd International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics, Vol. 143, pp. 363-370 [pdf]

 

China

China University of Mining and Technology

  • 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]

Chongqing University

  • Xiao, Y., Sun, Y., Yin, F., Liu, H. and Xiang, J., 2017, “Constitutive Modeling for Transparent Granular Soils”, Internation Journal of Geomechanics [link]
  • Xiao, Y., Yin, F., Liu, H., Chu, J., and Zhang, W.,2017, “Model Tests on Soil Movement during the Installation of Piles in Transparent Granular Soil”, International Journal Geomech., 06016027 [link]

Dalian University of Technology

  • Zhao, H. and Ge, L., 2014, “Investigation on the Shear Moduli and Damping Ratios of Silica Gel,” Gran. Matter, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 4449–4456 [link]
  • Zhao, H., Ge, L., and Luna, R., 2010, “Low Viscosity Pore Fluid to Manufacture Transparent Soil,” Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 1–6 [link]

Hohai University

  • 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., Wang, Z. T., Yang, G. and Li, H., 2016, “Shear Modulus and Damping Ratios of Transparent Soil Manufactured by Fused Quartz”, Materials Letters, Vol. 182, pp. 257-259 [link]
  • 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]
  • Cao, Z., Liu, J., and Liu, H., 2011, “Transparent Fused Silica to Model Natural Sand,” Proceedings of Pan American CGS Conference (CD-ROM), Toronto, Canada, October 2–6, Canadian Geotechnical Society, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada [link]

 

 Malaysia

  •  Ganiyu, A. A., Rashid A. S. and Osman, M., H., 2016, “Utilisation of Transparent Synthetic Soil Surrogates in Geotechnical Physical Models: A Review”, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 8, pp. 568-576 [pdf]

 

United Kingdom

Queen’s University Belfast

  • 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]

Trinity College 

  • 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]
  • 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]

University of Sheffield

  • Black, J., 2015. “Centrifuge Modelling With Transparent Soil and Laser Aided Imaging,” Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 1–14 [link]
  • Black, J. A. and Take, W. A., 2015, “Quantification of Optical Clarity of Transparent Soil Using the Modulation Transfer Function,” Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol 38, No. 5, pp. 1–15 [link]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • Stanier, S. A., Black, J., and Hird, C. C., 2012, “Enhancing Accuracy and Precision of Transparent Synthetic Soil Modelling,” International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 162–175 [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]

University of Warwick

  • 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]

 

USA

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • 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]
  • Wallace, J. and Rutherford, C., 2015, “Geotechnical Properties of Laponite RD,” Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 1–14 [link]

Missouri University of Science and Technology

  • Zhao, H. and Ge, L., 2014, “Investigation on the Shear Moduli and Damping Ratios of Silica Gel,” Gran. Matter, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 4449–4456 [link]
  • Zhao, H., Ge, L., and Luna, R., 2010, “Low Viscosity Pore Fluid to Manufacture Transparent Soil,” Geotech. Test. J., Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 1–6 [link]

South West Research Institute

  • Mannheimer, R. J. and Oswald, C. J., 1993, “Development of Transparent Porous Media with Permeabilities of Soils and Reservoir Materials,” Ground Water, Vol. 31, No. 5, pp. 781–788 [link]
  • Mannheimer, R., 1990, “Slurries You Can See Through,” Technology Today, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, p. 2

The University of Texas at Austin

  • 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]
  • 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]
  • 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]

Texas A&M University 

  • Beemer, R. D., Shaughnessy, E., Ewert, K. R., Boardman, N., Biscontin, G., Aubeny, C. P., & Grajales, F. J., 2016, “The Use of Sodium Pyrophosphate to Improve a Translucent Clay Simulate”. Geo-Chicago, 83-93 [link]
  • Beemer, R. D., Lachlan, W., Holdworth, J., Pineda, J., and Kouretzis, G., 2016, “Transparent simulant soil for laser imaging applications”, ARC Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science and Engineering, 2016 Annual report [pdf]
  • 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]