• A procedure for the direct determination of Bishop's chi parameter from changes in pore size distribution 

      Vaunat, Jean; Casini, F. (Thomas Telford, 2017-07)
      Article
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      Most of the recent works relating to the concept of effective stress in unsaturated soils focus on the proposal by Bishop, and, more particularly, on the search for suitable relationships between Bishop's ¿ parameter and ...
    • Artificial ground freezing of a volcanic ash: laboratory tests and modelling 

      Casini, F.; Gens Solé, Antonio; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Viggiani, Giulia M.B. (2016-06)
      Article
      Accés obert
      The use of artificial ground freezing (AGF) to form earth support systems has had applications worldwide. These cover a variety of construction problems, including the formation of frozen earth walls to support deep ...
    • Triaxial tests on frozen ground: formulation and modelling 

      Casini, F.; Gens Solé, Antonio; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Viggiani, Giulia M.B. (2013)
      Text en actes de congrés
      Accés obert
      Artificial Ground Freezing (AGF) is a controllable process that can be used by engineers to stabilise temporarily the ground, provide structural support and/or exclude groundwater from an excavation until construction of ...