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Soil Softening

Soil Softening is a geotechnical phenomenon characterized by the reduction in soil shear strength and stiffness due to increased moisture content from groundwater infiltration, distinguishing it from other forms of soil degradation by its direct dependency on hydrological-induced plasticity changes in fine-grained soils.

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Finite element analysis of progressive failure of Carsington embankment

David M. Potts, G. T. Dounias, P. R. Vaughan · Géotechnique · 1990 · 216 citations

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Evaluation of Cyclic Softening in Silts and Clays

Ross W. Boulanger, I. M. Idriss · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · 2007 · 189 citations

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Model studies on geogrid- or geocell-reinforced sand cushion on soft soil

Huabao Zhou, Xuejun Wen · Geotextiles and Geomembranes · 2007 · 183 citations

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Effects of rainwater softening on red mudstone of deep-seated landslide, Southwest China

Shuai Zhang, Qiang Xu, Zeming Hu · Engineering Geology · 2016 · 181 citations

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Geomaterial Models and Numerical Analysis of Softening

Ronald Brinkgreve · Research Repository (Delft University of Technology) · 1994 · 130 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. MB
    Mounir Bouassida

    National Engineering School of Tunis, Tunisia

    3 publications · 79 citations

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  2. TL
    T. Leslie Youd

    Brigham Young University, United States

    3 publications · 169 citations

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  3. DW
    David White

    The University of Western Australia, Australia

    2 publications · 58 citations

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  4. MR
    Mark Randolph

    The University of Western Australia, Australia

    2 publications · 132 citations

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  5. JD
    Jonathan D. Bray

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    2 publications · 231 citations

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Institutions

127

  1. Tongji University

    Shanghai, China

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    367 citations

  2. Tunis University

    Tunis, Tunisia

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    272 citations

  3. Shenzhen University

    Shenzhen, China

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    163 citations

  4. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    260 citations

  5. Tunis El Manar University

    Tunis, Tunisia

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    272 citations

  6. Tianjin University

    Tianjin, China

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    292 citations

  7. National Engineering School of Tunis

    Tunis, Tunisia

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    228 citations

  8. Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, Singapore

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    143 citations

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  1. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

    6 publications · 145 citations

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  2. Géotechnique

    6 publications · 529 citations

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  3. Canadian Geotechnical Journal

    5 publications · 263 citations

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  4. Geotextiles and Geomembranes

    5 publications · 383 citations

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  5. Engineering Geology

    5 publications · 297 citations

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