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Field and laboratory testing was carried out for the construction of a 100 m long cable stayed bridge situated in the foothills of the Alps in the south of Germany, a region dominated by deep post-glacial, fine-grained sediments. Due to the sensitivity and associated challenges with [...]Abstract
This paper deals with the contribution of the realistic evaluation of the pressuremeter probe inflation mechanism and its technical and economic consequences for the project manager. This new approach allows to, within the framework of the Caderousse PCH studies, to significantly [...]Abstract
This paper presents an interpretation of cyclic pressuremeter tests with pore pressure measurement performed at Larivot bridge site (French Guyana). In cohesive soils, test results are in accordance with the pressuremeter theory. The times at 50% dissipation correlate closely with [...]Abstract
Pressuremeter tests are an efficient tool to derive shear modulus of ground, and its decay with shear strain. Non-linear behaviour of ground during cavity expansion, and its consequence on shear modulus and stress with the distance to the pressuremeter cavity, have to be taken into [...]