Laboratory and field testing data - investigating weather-driven deterioration processes at embankment slopes
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posted on 2020-09-08, 08:32 authored by Ross StirlingRoss Stirling, David Toll, Stephanie Glendinning, Peter Helm, Anil YildizAnil Yildiz, Paul HughesThis is the dataset presented in the publication: Stirling, R.A., Toll, D.G., Glendinning, S., Helm, P.R., Yildiz, A., Hughes, P.N. and Asquith, J.D., 2020. Weather-driven deterioration processes affecting the performance of embankment slopes. Géotechnique, pp.1-13.
This record contains triaxial testing results conducted at Durham University and hydrological/meteorological data collected at the Bionics Embankment Research Facility, Newcastle University. The data is used to produce the plots in the above publication. Please see the readme file for details.
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Assessment, Costing and enHancement of long lIfe, Long Linear assEtS (ACHILLES)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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EmbankmentPartial saturationSoil structureField instrumentationlaboratory tests dataTriaxial testCycles of drying and wettingdeviatoric stressSoil strengthTensile strengthwater content valuesGravimetric Water ContentVolumetric water contentSoil Water Retention CurveMatric suctionDegree of saturationCracking behaviourCivil Geotechnical Engineering
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