Browsing School of Technology by Author "Bolton, Malcolm"

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  • Deep ocean clay crusts: behaviour and biological origin 

    Kuo, Matthew Yih-Han (University of CambridgeDepartment of Engineering, 2011-03-15)
    In water depths of 500m to greater than 2,000m, off the West coast of Africa, sediments comprise very soft clays with extremely high water contents and plasticity. In situ CPT and T-bar testing in these areas have identified ...

  • Deformation mechanisms beneath shallow foundations 

    McMahon, Brendan (University of CambridgeDepartment of Engineering, 2013-02-05)
    Shallow foundations can provide the most economical solution for supporting small-scale structures. The design approach is quite simple considering the ultimate bearing capacity and working-load settlement. Research has ...

  • Ground movements due to excavation in clay: physical and analytical models 

    Lam, Sze Yue (University of CambridgeDepartment of Engineering, 2010-11-16)
    In view of the recent catastrophes associated with deep excavations, there is an urgent need to provide vital guidelines on the design of the construction process. To develop a simple tool for predicting ground deformation ...

  • Scale effects in tests on footings 

    Lau, Chi Keung (University of CambridgeChrist's College, 1988-02-21)
    This dissertation presents an investigation of the effects of stress, and of absolute and relative particle size, in tests on vertically loaded footings. Two granular materials, namely, a silica rock flour and a Chatelet ...