A series of one-dimensional cyclic loading tests are carried out on three different proportions Sydney sand – kaolin mixtures, at various initial degrees saturation. The settlement the samples throughout is accurately monitored. effects degree saturation and frequency load evolution during thoroughly investigated for each mixture. patterns compared to those saturated highlight effect soil sucti...

Initial and Subsequent Location Choices of Immigrants to the Netherlands The initial settlement behaviour and the subsequent mobility of immigrants who arrived in the Netherlands in 1999 are examined using rich administrative individual data. The study considers the settlement patterns of immigrants from various countries of origin who entered the country as labour, family or asylum migrants. T...

Engineers in geomatics are now using high tech technologies which are based on satellite systems. GPS and remote sensing technologies offer great advantages for surveyors. One of the areas where the surveyors are involved is a Land Consolidation project. These projects deal with improving of productivity and working conditions in rural areas, production of reconstruction plans for rural settlem...

In this study, a settlement measurement device was used to track the settlement of different layers in composting piles, and time courses of settlement velocity, bulk density distribution, and effective bulk density were investigated. Settlement is divided into two stages: the physical compressive settlement and the mass loss settlement. At the end of the former stage, bulk density (rho') and p...

This study evaluated the use of Asaoka and hyperbolic methods to estimate ultimate settlement soft ground treated by vacuum preloading combined with prefabricated vertical drains. For this aim, a large-scale physical laboratory model was constructed. The reinforced-tempered glass box containing soil mass dimensions 2.0 × 1.0 1.2 m (length width depth). Physical models scale for same purpose are...