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Reanalysis of the settlement of a levee on soft bay mud
… engineering due to the complex shear and consolidation behavior of clays. This thesis presents a case study on the performance of the New Hamilton Partnership (NHP) levee in Novato, California. This 11ft high levee was constructed over 30 ft - 40 ft thick layer of San Francisco Bay Mud …
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Investigation of Pore Pressures During High-Velocity Impact by a Free Fall Penetrometer
Free-fall penetrometers (FFPs) are an attractive tool for the rapid characterization of sediments in the nearshore and coastal areas. To improve their measurement capabilities, modern FFPs can be equipped with pore pressure sensors. Pore pressure measurements are extensively used in traditional …