A Grading Entropy Review of PSD-Based Frost Susceptibility Criteria
Conference Proceeding
Leak, J., Barreto, D., Wright, C., Bernal Sanchez, J., & Imre, E. (2024)
A Grading Entropy Review of PSD-Based Frost Susceptibility Criteria. In T. M. Evans, N. Stark, & S. Chang (Eds.), Geo-Congress 2024: Soil Improvement, Sustainability, Geoenvironmental, and Cold Regions Engineering (714-724). https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784485330.072
Particle size distribution (PSD) is recognised among geotechnical engineers as an informative soil descriptor, and often used to predict geomechanical behaviours. However, the...
Using grain size distribution to estimate permeability
Conference Proceeding
Imre, E., Bálint, Á., Houng, D. T. Q., López, L. L., Répássy, L., Mwinken, D. K., …Feng, S. (in press)
Using grain size distribution to estimate permeability. In Proceedings of the XVIII ECSMGE 2024
This study examines the saturated water permeability using samples of loose and dense 2-fraction coarse sand mixtures. Besides the non-normalised entropy variables some additi...
Model Fitting for Determining the Parameter of the Pore Size Distribution
Conference Proceeding
Imre, E., Mwinken, D. K., & Barreto, D. (2023)
Model Fitting for Determining the Parameter of the Pore Size Distribution. In Book of Abstracts from 9th International Scientific Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (43
The computation of the SWCC requires prior estimation of the pore-size distribution (POSD) which is computed from the PSD. The process described in detail by [1-3]. It needs a...
Particle size distribution induced fabric effects on the onset and post liquefaction behaviours of soils
Conference Proceeding
Leak, J., & Barreto, D. (in press)
Particle size distribution induced fabric effects on the onset and post liquefaction behaviours of soils. In Proceedings of the XVIII ECSMGE 2024
Liquefaction in soils is a detrimental phenomenon. Microscale behaviours and their influence on the macroscale response during and after the onset of liquefaction are not well...
The use of grading entropy in assessing granular soil hydraulic conductivity
Conference Proceeding
Feng, S., Vardanega, P., Ibraim, E., Barreto, D., & Imre, E. (2023)
The use of grading entropy in assessing granular soil hydraulic conductivity. In A. Zhussupbekov, A. Sarsembayeva, & V. N. Kaliakin (Eds.), Smart Geotechnics for Smart Societies: Proceedings of the 17th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (17th ARC, Astana, Kazakhstan, 14-18 August, 2023) (314-319). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003299127-28
Hydraulic conductivity is an important geotechnical engineering property as it is linked to the performance of many geo-structures. This study used a recently compiled granula...
Minimum dry density in terms of grading entropy coordinates
Conference Proceeding
Imre, E., Barreto, D., Datcheva, M., Singh, V. P., Baillie, W., Feng, S., & Firgi, T. (2023)
Minimum dry density in terms of grading entropy coordinates. In A. Zhussupbekov, A. Sarsembayeva, & V. N. Kaliakin (Eds.), Smart Geotechnics for Smart Societies: Proceedings of the 17th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (17th ARC, Astana, Kazakhstan, 14-18 August, 2023) (402-406). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003299127-42
In this paper, the grading entropy method is applied together with advanced interpolation methods in order to establish empirical relationships between grading entropy coordin...
Quantifying Particle Breakage and Its Evolution Using Breakage Indices and Grading Entropy Coordinates
Journal Article
Leak, J., Barreto, D., Dimitriadi, V., & Imre, E. (2022)
Quantifying Particle Breakage and Its Evolution Using Breakage Indices and Grading Entropy Coordinates. Geotechnics, 2(4), 1109-1126. https://doi.org/10.3390/geotechnics2040052
Particle breakage in soils is a well-recognised behaviour. Conventional methods for quantifying the breakage process rely on calculating the area between the particle size dis...
Dynamic Behaviour of a Geotechnical Seismic Isolation System with Rubber-Sand Mixtures to Enhance Seismic Protection
Conference Proceeding
Bernal-Sanchez, J., McDougall, J., Miranda-Manzanares, M., & Barreto, D. (2022)
Dynamic Behaviour of a Geotechnical Seismic Isolation System with Rubber-Sand Mixtures to Enhance Seismic Protection. In Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering & Seismology (2674-2683
A Geotechnical Seismic Isolation (GSI) system is proposed in this study based on the use of Rubber-Soil mixtures (RSm) to facilitate the benefits of dynamic soil-foundation st...
Recent Advances in Nature-Inspired Solutions for Ground Engineering (NiSE)
Journal Article
Assadi-Langroudi, A., O’Kelly, B. C., Barreto, D., Cotecchia, F., Dicks, H., Ekinci, A., …van Paassen, L. (2022)
Recent Advances in Nature-Inspired Solutions for Ground Engineering (NiSE). International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, 8(1), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40891-021-00349-9
The ground is a natural grand system; it is composed of myriad constituents that aggregate to form several geologic and biogenic systems. These systems operate independently a...
Editorial - Themed issue on numerical modelling of large-strain deformation in geotechnical engineering
Journal Article
Barreto, D., Matteo, C., & Osman, A. (2021)
Editorial - Themed issue on numerical modelling of large-strain deformation in geotechnical engineering. Proceedings of the ICE - Geotechnical Engineering, 174(5), 473-475. https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeen.2021.174.5.473