Participants: Yuri Costa
Description: Centrifuge tests will be performed to observe the deformation mechanisms in a buried pipe and the surrounding soil when a trapdoor beneath the soil is released.
References:
Costa, Y., Cintra, J.C., and Zornberg, J.G. (2002). “Influence of Soil Matric Suction on Plate Load Test Results on a Lateritic Soil Site.” ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, in press.