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Effects of Xanthan Gum Biopolymer on the Permeability, Odometer, Unconfined Compressive and Triaxial Shear Behavior of a Sand
PublikacjaBiopolymers, which are microbially induced polymers, can be used as an alternative material to improve engineering performance of soils. In this paper, a laboratory study of 0.075-1.0 mm size sand and biopolymer (i.e., xanthan gum) mixtures with various mix ratios (0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, and 1.5%) was performed. The materials, specimen preparation, and test methods are described, as are the results of a suite of permeability, odometer, unconfined...
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Refinement of the Hardening Soil model within the small strain range
PublikacjaThe popularity of the elasto-plastic Hardening Soil (HS) model is based on simple parameter identification from standard testing and empirical formulas. The HS model is implemented in many commercial FE codes designed to analyse geotechnical problems. In its basic version, the stress–strain behaviour within the elastic range is subject to the hypoelastic power law, which assures the barotropy of the elastic stiffness. However,...
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Infiltration in a double-porosity medium: Experiments and comparison with a theoretical model
PublikacjaThis paper presents experimental verification of the mathematical model of unsaturated flow in double‐porosity soils developed by the asymptotic homogenization method. A series of one‐dimensional infiltration experiments was carried out in a column filled with a double‐porosity medium composed of a mixture of sand and sintered clayey spheres arranged in a periodic manner. The unsaturated hydraulic properties of each porous material...
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Comparison of conductivity averaging methods for one-dimensional unsaturated flow in layered soils
PublikacjaW artykule przedstawiono numeryczne rozwiązania równania Richardsa, opisującego nieustalony przepływ wody w uwarstwionym gruncie nienasyconym. Przeanalizowano różne metody obliczania średniej przewodności hydraulicznej między węzłami siatki numerycznej oraz różne możliwości położenia węzłów względem granic warstw gruntu. Najlepsze wyniki otrzymano stosując metodę uśredniania stanowiącą adaptację wcześniejszej propozycji jednego...
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Updating the Coupling Algorithm between HYDRUS and MODFLOW in the HYDRUS Package for MODFLOW
PublikacjaThe HYDRUS-based flow package for MODFLOW (the HPM or the HYDRUS package) is an existing unsaturated zone flow package for MODFLOW. In MODFLOW with the HPM, the groundwater modeling domain is discretized into regular grids that can be combined into multiple zones based on similarities in soil hydrology, topographical characteristics, and the depth to the groundwater. Each of these zones is assigned one unsaturated soil profile...
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Numerical simulation of screw displacement pile interaction with non-cohesive soil
PublikacjaA trial numerical simulation of screw displacement pile interaction with non-cohesive subsoil during the transfer of compression load. The simulation was carried out in an axisymmetric system. The technological phases of pile installation in the ground were numerically modelled using equivalent processes which provided similar effects to real technical actions. The results of the numerical calculations were verified by comparing...
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Simulations of freshwater lens recharge and salt/freshwater interfaces using the HYDRUS and SWI2 packages for MODFLOW
PublikacjaThe paper presents an evaluation of the combined use of the HYDRUS and SWI2 packages for MODFLOW as a potential tool for modeling recharge in coastal aquife rs subject to saltwater intrusion. The HYDRUS package for MODFLOW solves numerically the one-dimensional form of the Richards equation describing water flow in variably- saturated media. The code computes groundwater recharge to or...
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Implementation of Solute Transport in the Vadose Zone into the “HYDRUS Package for MODFLOW”
PublikacjaThe “HYDRUS package for MODFLOW” is an existing MODFLOW package that allows MODFLOW to simultaneously evaluate transient water flow in both unsaturated and saturated zones. The package is based on incorporating parts of the HYDRUS‐1D model (to simulate unsaturated water flow in the vadose zone) into MODFLOW (to simulate saturated groundwater flow). The coupled model is effective in addressing spatially variable saturated‐unsaturated...
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Dynamics of algae growth and nutrients in experimental enclosures culturing bighead carp and common carp: Phosphorus dynamics
PublikacjaThis is the third paper of the series about “Dynamics of algae growth and nutrients in experimental enclosures culturing bighead carp and common carp”. In this paper, phosphorus dynamics were investigated under the condition of culturing bighead carp and common carp with added fish food (nitrogen dynamics is discussed in the second paper because their behaviors are so different from each other). Nearly fifty days’ observation results...
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Geotechnical characterization of soft soil deposits in Northern Poland
PublikacjaThis paper presents a geotechnical characterization of deltaic soft soil deposits in the Vistula Marshlands, northern Poland. It shows the limited applicability of organic soil classifications based on Cone Penetration Tests (CPTU) and Dilatometer Tests (DMT). None of the in-situ-based classifications correctly identifies peat. Analysis of the behaviour of contractive/dilative soil layers according to Robertson's updated classification...
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Evaluation of the Influence of Farming Practices and Land Use on Groundwater Resources in a Coastal Multi-Aquifer System in Puck Region (Northern Poland)
PublikacjaThis study focuses on the modeling of groundwater flow and nitrate transport in a multi-aquifer hydrosystem in northern Poland, adjacent to Puck Bay (Baltic sea). The main goal was to investigate how changes in land use and farming practices may affect groundwater recharge and submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) to the sea and the associated N-NO3 fluxes. An integrated modelling approach has been developed, which couples the...
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A New Approach for Investigating the Impact of Pesticides and Nutrient Flux from Agricultural Holdings and Land-Use Structures on Baltic Sea Coastal Waters
PublikacjaKnowledge related to land-use management impacts on the Baltic Sea ecosystem is limited. The constant release of pollutants into water bodies has resulted in water quality degradation. Therefore, only the innovative approaches integrated with research will provide accurate solutions and methods for proper environment management and will enable understanding and prediction of the impacts of land-use in the Baltic Sea region. Modelling...
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Static Load Test on Instrumented Pile – Field Data and Numerical Simulations
PublikacjaFor some time (since 8-10 years in Poland) a special static load tests on instrumented piles are carried out. Such studies are usually of a scientific nature and provide detailed quantitative data on the load transfer into the ground and characteristics of particular soil layers interaction with a pile shaft and pile base. Deep knowledge about the pile-subsoil interaction can be applied for a various design purposes, e.g. numerical...
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Stability Assessment of Coastal Cliffs Incorporating Laser Scanning Technology and a Numerical Analysis
PublikacjaWe investigated the cli coast in Jastrzebia Gora, Poland. The measurements that were taken between 2014 and 2018 by applying terrestrial, mobile, and airborne laser scanning describe a huge geometric modification involving dislocations in a 2.5 m range. Dierential maps and a volumetric change analysis made it possible to identify the most deformed cli’s location. Part of the monitoring of coastal change involved the measurement...
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Estimation of Conservative Contaminant Travel Time through Vadose Zone Based on Transient and Steady Flow Approaches
PublikacjaEstimation of contaminant travel time through the vadose zone is needed for assessing groundwater vulnerability to pollution, planning monitoring and remediation activities or predicting the effect of land use change or climate change on groundwater quality. The travel time can be obtained from numerical simulations of transient flow and transport in the unsaturated soil profile, which typically require a large amount of data and...
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Upscaling unsaturated flow in binary porous media with air entry pressure effects
PublikacjaArtykuł dotyczy przepływu w gruntach nienasyconych, zawierających soczewki (inkluzje) materiału gruboziarnistego. Materiał inkluzji charakteryzuje się niższą wartością ciśnienia wejścia powietrza niż materiał tła. Podczas infiltracji część powietrza zostaje zamknięta w inkluzjach, po całkowitym wypełnieniu wodą materiału tła. Z drugiej strony, drenaż inkluzji rozpoczyna się dopiero wtedy, gdy przekroczone zostanie ciśnienie wejścia...
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Geotechnical Aspects of Dike Construction Using Soil-Ash Composites
PublikacjaAn analysis of using of anthropogenic materials, mainly ashes from Coal Combustion Products (CCP), for dike construction is shown. Perspectives of anthropogenic materials application in geotechnical engineering and their advantages in sense of the carbon dioxide reduction are discussed. According to regulations of Kioto Protocol 2005 and EU agreement “Energy Roadmap 2050” recycled materials have higher usage priority than natural...
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Numerical Analysis of Recharge Rates and Contaminant Travel Time in Layered Unsaturated Soils
PublikacjaThis study focused on the estimation of groundwater recharge rates and travel time of conservative contaminants between ground surface and aquifer. Numerical simulations of transient water flow and solute transport were performed using the SWAP computer program for 10 layered soil profiles, composed of materials ranging from gravel to clay. In particular, sensitivity of the results to the thickness and position of weakly permeable...
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A hyperelastic model for soils with stress-induced and inherent anisotropy
PublikacjaIn this paper, modelling of the superposition of stress-induced and inherent anisotropy of soil small strain stiffness is8presented in the framework of hyperelasticity. A simple hyperelastic model, capable of reproducing variable stress-induced9anisotropy of stiffness, is extended by replacement of the stress invariant with mixed stress–microstructure invariant to10introduce constant inherent cross-anisotropic component. A convenient...
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Discussion on “Dynamic soil-structure interaction: A three-dimensional numerical approach and its application to the Lotung case study”. Poor performance of the HSS model
PublikacjaThe Hardening Soil Small (HSS) is a constitutive model being extension to the well established Hardening Soil Model (HS) accounting for the nonlinearity of small strain stiffness. It is implemented in commercial finite element computer codes for geotechnical analyses and used widely in research and design. The article deals with a problem known as overshooting after very small load reversals. It induces much higher stiffness than...
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Assessing groundwater vulnerability to pollution in the Puck region (denudation moraine upland) using vertical seepage method
PublikacjaDegradation of groundwater quality can cause a serious water supply and environmental problems. The identify of potential groundwater pollution can be determined by assessment of groundwater vulnerability method. The assessment of groundwater vulnerability to pollution was based on estimation of migration time of potential conservative contamination through the vadose zone. Area of investigation is a type of denudation moraine...
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Optical flow method for measuring deformation of soil specimen subjected to torsional shearing
PublikacjaIn this study optical flow method was used for soil small deformation measurement in laboratory tests. The main objective was to observe how the deformation distributes along the whole height of cylindrical soil specimen subjected to torsional shearing (TS test). The experiments were conducted on dry non-cohesive soil specimens under two values of isotropic pressure. Specimens were loaded with low-amplitude cyclic torque to analyze...
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Some Aspects of Shear Behavior of Soft Soil–Concrete Interfaces and Its Consequences in Pile Shaft Friction Modeling
PublikacjaThis paper examines the stiffness degradation and interface failure load on soft soil–concrete interface. The friction behavior and its variability is investigated. The direct shear tests under constant normal load were used to establish parameters to hyperbolic interface model which provided a good approximation of the data from instrumented piles. Four instrumented piles were used to obtain reference soil–concrete interface behavior....
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Examples of numerical simulations of two-dimensional unsaturated flow with VS2DI code using different interblock conductivity averaging schemes
PublikacjaFlow in unsaturated porous media is commonly described by the Richards equation. This equation is strongly nonlinear due to interrelationships between water pressure head (negative in unsaturated conditions), water content and hydraulic conductivity. The accuracy of numerical solution of the Richards equation often depends on the method used to estimate average hydraulic conductivity between neighboring nodes or cells of the numerical...
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A new approach of coastal cliff monitoring using Mobile Laser Scanning
PublikacjaThe article proposes a new approach of coastal cliff monitoring which bases on a new comprehensive monitoring system, being a combination of mobile scanning from the sea with the geotechnical stability analysis. Mobile laser scanning is an innovative solution for 3D data collection which allows the monitored object geometry to be precisely measured, thus providing opportunities for series of analyses contributing to the development...
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Towards a multi-basin SWAT model for the migration of nutrients and pesticides to Puck Bay (Southern Baltic Sea)
PublikacjaBackground This paper analyzes the impact of changes in fertilization on crop yields and the runoff of nutrients from a small agricultural catchment (176 km2) to a shallow bay, using the SWAT model. Puck Bay is part of the Gulf of Gdansk and belongs to the Baltic Sea. The whole area of Puck Bay (364 km2) is protected (Natura 2000) yet despite this it suffers from eutrophication problems due to the relatively minimal depth and...
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Large deformation finite element analysis of undrained pile installation
PublikacjaIn this paper, a numerical undrained analysis of pile jacking into the subsoil using Abaqus software suit has been presented. Two different approaches, including traditional Finite Element Method (FEM) and Arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian (ALE) formulation, were tested. In the first method, the soil was modelled as a two-phase medium and effective stress analysis was performed. In the second one (ALE), a single-phase medium was assumed...
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Integrated information and prediction Web Service WaterPUCK General concept
PublikacjaIn this paper, general concept of a new method as ‘Integrated information and prediction Web Service WaterPUCK’ for investigation influence of agricultural holdings and land-use structures on coastal waters of the southern Baltic Sea is presented. WaterPUCK Service is focused on determination of the current and future environmental status of the surface water and groundwater located in the Puck District (Poland) and its impact...
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Hydraulic conductivity of a biopolymer treated sand
PublikacjaThis paper presents results of laboratory assessment of creating seepage barriers in a sandy soil using biopolymer additives (bio substance), which consist of polysaccharides and water. Polysaccharides strongly interact with water to produce a viscous suspension. The aim of the conducted work was to investigate the influence of a biosubstance employed in a highly permeable sandy soil. The amount of the biopolymer used in a sample...
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Mechanical Properties of a Dike Formed from a Soil-ash Composite
PublikacjaThe paper presents the research results on application of composite soils for dike construction. The composite soil is produced by mixing bottom ash (by-product of energetics) with dredged material (sand) taken from the mouth of The Vistula river. The optimum composite for dike core was chosen with respect to mechanical parameters: high internal friction angle, good compaction and reduced hydraulic conductivity. The test dike was...
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Environmental aspects of coastal earth structures made of soil-ash composites
PublikacjaThis paper presents an innovative technology of building the coastal dams with the use of soil-ash composites. A natural- scale test stand and results of the performed environmental tests are presented ; they have been compared with standards for purity of soils and waters. Also, an analysis of the obtained results and discussion of trends and anomalies in the observations, are given.
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Advanced field investigations of screw piles and columns
PublikacjaPrzedstawiono opis badań pali i kolumn wkręcanych na terenowym poletku doświadczalnym, wykonanych w ramach projektu badawczego MNiSW. Badania statyczne pali i kolumn wykonano z zaawansowanym systemem do pomiaru rozkładu siły wzdłuż trzonów. Przedstawiono podstawowe wyniki badań z rozdziałem obciążenia na podstawę i pobocznicę pali i kolumn.
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MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF BOTTOM ASH – DREDGED MATERIAL MIXTURES IN LABORATORY TESTS
PublikacjaBottom ash from EC Gdańsk and dredged material taken from the mouth of The Vistula were mixed to form an engineering material used for dike construction. Mixtures with different bottom ash content were tested in laboratory to determine its basic physical and mechanical properties. The optimum bottom ash–dredged material mixture, built in the corps of the test dike, contains 70% of ash. The optimum bottom ash content in the mixture...
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Influence of Installation Effects on Pile Bearing Capacity in Cohesive Soils – Large Deformation Analysis Via Finite Element Method
PublikacjaIn this paper, the whole process of pile construction and performance during loading is modelled via large deformation finite element methods such as Coupled Eulerian Lagrangian (CEL) and Updated Lagrangian (UL). Numerical study consists of installation process, consolidation phase and following pile static load test (SLT). The Poznań site is chosen as the reference location for the numerical analysis, where series of pile SLTs...
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PHYSICAL MODELLING OF GEOTECHNICAL STRUCTURES IN PORTS AND OFFSHORE
PublikacjaThe physical modelling of subsoil behaviour and soil-structure interaction is essential for the proper design of offshore structures and port infrastructure. A brief introduction to such modelling of geoengineering problems is presented and some methods and experimental devices are described. The relationships between modelling scales are given. Some examples of penetration testing results in centrifuge and calibration chamber...
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Celebrating 50 years of SWIMs (Salt Water Intrusion Meetings)
PublikacjaThe Salt Water Intrusion Meetings, or SWIMs, are a series of meetings that focus on seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers and other salinisation processes. 2018 marks the 50th year of the SWIM and the 25th biennial meeting. The SWIM proceedings record half a century of research progress on site characterisation, geophysical and geochemical techniques, variable-density flow, modelling, and water management. The SWIM is positioning...
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Proposal for calculating the bearing capacity of screw displacement piles in non-cohesive soils based on CPT results
PublikacjaPrzedstawienie wyników badań terenowych pali przemieszczeniowych wkręcanych, zrealizowanych w ramach projektu badawczego MNiSW. Propozycja dwóch metod obliczania nośności pali przemieszczeniowych wkręcanych w niespoistym podłożu gruntowym na podstawie wyników badań CPT. Metody dostosowano do wytycznych Eurokodu 7. Weryfikacja metod obliczeniowych z wynikami badań terenowych pali.
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NEW EXPERIENCES IN DIKE CONSTRUCTION WITH SOIL-ASH COMPOSITESAND FINE-GRAINED DREDGED MATERIALS
PublikacjaThe supporting structure inside a coastal dike is often made of dredged non-uniform sand with good compaction proper-ties. Due to the shortage of natural construction material for both coastal and river dikes and the surplus of different processed mate-rials, new experiments were made with sand-ash mixtures and fine-grained dredged materials to replace both dike core and dikecover materials resulting in economical, environmentally...
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VOF-DEM-FEM combined model of the reef breakwater collapse
PublikacjaZespolony model numeryczny (metoda modelowania przepływu ze swobodną powierzchnią rozdziału faz ciekłej i gazowej w siatce nieruchomej (ang. Volume of Fluid - VOF, metoda elementów dyskretnych (ang. Distinct Element Method, metoda elementów skończonych (MES)) został wykorzystany do zbadania odkształceń falochronu narzutowego i jego piaszczystego podłoża w wyniku oddziaływania falowania powierzchniowego. Wyniki analizy numerycznej...
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Some geomechanical properties of a biopolymer treated medium sand
PublikacjaSome geomechanical properties of a biopolymer treated medium sand. This paper presents a laboratory assessment of geomechanical properties of sandy soil improved by biopolymer application. Additives (biosubstance) consist of polysaccharides and water. Biosubstance used in the project was xanthan gum, which comes from bacteria Xanthomonas campestris. Triaxial shear compression tests and unconfi ned compression tests were carried...
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Pile Model Tests Using Strain Gauge Technology
PublikacjaOrdinary pile bearing capacity tests are usually carried out to determine the relationship between load and displacement of pile head. The measurement system required in such tests consists of force transducer and three or four displacement gauges. The whole system is installed at the pile head above the ground level. This approach, however, does not give us complete information about the pile-soil interaction. We can only determine...
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Establishing Relationships between Parameters of the controlled Compaction Soil by Using Various In-Situ Tests
PublikacjaThe aim of research was evaluating reliable correlations between chosen soil parameters describing state of surface layers of soil. The paper presents site comparative tests based on the light falling weight deflectometer (LFWD), the static plate load tester (VSS), the dynamic probing light tester (DPL) and the bearing ratio tester (CBR in-situ) with relationships between soil state parameters. All featured in-situ...
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Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Air Trapping in a Porous Medium with Coarse Textured Inclusions
PublikacjaThe paper presents a 2D upward infiltration experiment performed on a model porous medium consisting of fine sand background with two inclusions made of coarser sands. The purpose of the experiment was to investigate the effects of structural air trapping, which occurs during infiltration as a result of heterogeneous material structure. The experiment shows that a significant amount of air becomes trapped in each of the inclusions. Numerical...
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Computing internodal conductivities in numerical modeling of two dimensional unsaturated flow on rectangular grid
PublikacjaW artykule porównano rozwiązania numeryczne dwuwymiarowego równania przepływu nienasyconego z użyciem różnych metod uśredniania współczynnika przewodności hydraulicznej między sąsiednimiwęzłami. Uwzględniono średnia arytmetyczną, geometryczną, "pod prad" oraz całkową, a także niedawno zaproponowany sposób uśredniania oparty na analizie przepływu ustalonego. Ten ostatni sposób okazałsię najbardziej uniwersalny, gdyż umożliwiał otrzymanie...
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NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF CRATER CREATING PROCESS IN DYNAMIC REPLACEMENT METHOD BY SMOOTH PARTICLE HYDRODYNAMICS
PublikacjaA theoretical base of SPH method, including the governing equations, discussion of importance of the smoothing function length, contact formulation, boundary treatment and finally utilization in hydrocode simulations are presented. An application of SPH to a real case of large penetrations (crater creating) into the soil caused by falling mass in Dynamic Replacement Method is discussed. An influence of particles spacing on method...
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Complex Monitoring of the Coastal Cliffs on the Example of Cliff in Jastrzebia Gora, Poland
PublikacjaThe cliff coasts, which are in total about 100 km long, are especially vulnerable to abrasion. The mean regression of the studied object which is the seacliff in Jastrzebia Gora depends on time. For example, from 1875 to 1937 the cliff regress 90 m in mean pace of 1.4 meter a year. Besides of natural factors causing the degradation, there is also an anthropogenic activity, which speeds up the abrasion process. Based on these informations,...
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Numerical estimation of the pile toe and shaft unit resistances during the installation process in sands
PublikacjaNumerical simulations of a pile jacking were carried out. A Coupled Eulerian–Lagrangian (CEL) formulation was used to treat with large deformation problems. An Abaqus, a commercial Finite Element Method software suit, was used as a computing environment. The Mohr–Coulomb constitutive model was applied and the Coulomb model of friction was used to describe pile-soil interaction. Calculations were made for three different pile diameters....
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Assessing groundwater vulnerability to sea water intrusion in the coastline of the inner Puck Bay using GALDIT method
PublikacjaIn this research, GALDIT method was used to assess seawater intrusion in the coastal aquifer of the inner Puck Bay (Southern Baltic Sea). The impact of potential sea-level rise on groundwater vulnerability for years 2081-2100 was also considered. The study area was categorized into three classes of vulnerability: low, moderate and high. The most vulnerable area is the Hel Peninsula with northern part of the Kashubian Coastland....
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Comparative model tests of SDP and CFA pile groups in non-cohesive soil
PublikacjaThe research topic relates to the subject of deep foundations supported on continuous flight auger (CFA) piles and screw displacement piles (SDP). The authors have decided to conduct model tests of foundations supported on the group of piles mentioned above and also the tests of the same piles working alone. The tests are ongoing in Geotechnical Laboratory of Gdańsk University of Technology. The description of test procedure, interpretation...
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Laboratory assessment of permeability of sand and biopolymer mixtures
PublikacjaLaboratory assessment of permeability of sand and biopolymer mixtures. This research presents a method of creating seepage barriers in a sandy soil using biopolymer additives (biosubstance), which consist of polysaccharides and water. Polysaccharides strongly interact with water to produce a viscous suspension. The paper aims to investigate the infl uence of a biosubstance employed in a highly permeable sandy soil. Amount of the...
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Comparison of soil models in the thermodynamic analysis of a submarine pipeline buried in seabed sediments
PublikacjaThis paper deals with mathematical modelling of a seabed layer in the thermodynamic analysis of a submarine pipeline buried in seabed sediments. The existing seabed soil models: a “soil ring” and a semi-infinite soil layer are discussed in a comparative analysis of the shape factor of a surrounding soil layer. The meaning of differences in the heat transfer coefficient of a soil layer is illustrated based on a computational example...
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Role of the Lakes in Groundwater Recharge and Discharge in the Young Glacial Area, Northen Poland
PublikacjaThe aim of this research was to delineate characteristic hydrogeological lake types in the Young Glacial Area (YGA). The YGA is in the central and east part of the Kashubian Lake District (KLD) in Northern Poland, an area covered by deposits of Quaternary glaciation. All the bigger lakes were investigated in the area of about 1500 km2 (39 lakes). The role of lakes in groundwater recharge and discharge was determined from total...
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Modelling the time-dependent behaviour of soft soils
PublikacjaTime-dependence of soft soils has already been thoroughly investigated. The knowledge on creep and relaxation phenomena is generally available in the literature. However, it is still rarely applied in practice. Regarding the organic soils, geotechnical engineers mostly base their calculations on the simple assumptions. Yet, as presented within this paper, the rate-dependent behaviour of soft soils is a very special and important...
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Airstrip Ground Improvement Works by Blasting Charge Technique and Dredged-Ash Material Mixture
PublikacjaSoil improvement by blasting charge technique is known in geotechnics as one of the efficient and inexpensive method. It can be used in preparing of underground to found road construction and buildings as well. The technique proves usefulness especially when dynamic load is applied. It is because of non-stiff or rather resilient type soil after improvement. In noncohesive or organic soil, blasting charge...
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Pore Water Pressure Development in Soft Soil due to Installation and Loading of Controlled Modulus Columns
PublikacjaExcess pore water pressure (EPWP) development and decay due to the installation and static loading tests of controlled modulus columns (CMC) in soft soil was measured with piezometers equipped with low air entry (LAE) filters and a piezocone (CPTU) equipped with a high air entry (HAE) filter. The HAE filter allows for detailed detection of EPWP in short time intervals during construction of CMC. The influence zone due to the installation...
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Discussion:Horizontal stress increase induced by deep vibratory compaction
PublikacjaDeep compaction control of granular material using the results of field tests. The analysis include the CPTU and DMT tests terformed before and after compaction works.
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Blast Charge Technique as a Method of Soil Improving to Locate the New Supporting Runways
PublikacjaA quick and effective method of reinforcing the ground base designed for the construction of engineering structures used for performing various types of air operations was presented. It allows to use wastelands, wetlands, swamps, etc. for these purposes, thus creating a dispersed network of landing sites, increasing the access of large social groups to air transport and increasing their mobility.
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The analysis of soil resistance during screw displacement pile installation
PublikacjaThe analysis of soil resistances during screw displacement pile installation based on model and field tests. The investigations were carried out as a part of research project, financed by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education. A proposal of empirical method for prediction of rotation resistance (torque) during screw auger penetration in non-cohesive subsoil based on CPT result.
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The results of analyses of deep excavation walls using two different methods of calculation
PublikacjaPrzedstawiono wyniki obliczeń obudowy głębokiego wykopu dwukrotnie rozpieranej i dwukrotnie kotwionej w gruncie jednorodnym niespoistym. Obliczenia numeryczne wykonano metodą podpór sprężysto-plastycznych i metodą elementów skończonych. Zwrócono uwagę na istotne różnice w wynikach obliczeń. Zaproponowano wyjaśnienie przyczyn zaobserwowanych różnic w wynikach obliczeń otrzymanych z obu metod.
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Deep compaction control of sandy soils
PublikacjaVibroflotation, vibratory compaction, micro-blasting or heavy tamping are typical improvement methods for the cohesionless deposits of high thickness. The complex mechanism of deep soil compaction is related to void ratio decrease with grain rearrangements, lateral stress increase, prestressing effect of certain number of load cycles, water pressure dissipation, aging and other effects. Calibration chamber based interpretation...
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Numerical Modeling of Cone Penetration Test in Slightly Overconsolidated Clay with Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian Formulation
PublikacjaIn this paper the results of the cone penetration test (CPT) modeling with the arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) formulation provided by Abaqus software package have been presented. The study compares the cone resistance and sleeve friction obtained in numerical analysis with values measured in soundings performed in the uniform layer of clayey soil in the Koszalin area. The clay layer was found to be slightly overconsolidated...
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DETERMINANTS OF INLAND NAVIGATION ON THE VISTULA FROM WARSAW TO GDAŃSK
PublikacjaWaterborne transport is the cheapest, the safest and the least harmful to the natural environment. Restoring regular waterway cargo transport will require revitalisation of the existing trans-shipment and logistics infrastructure for commercial inland ports and building new. Transport policy makers must remember that waterborne transport is the most ecological type of transport. It produces only 10% of the gases emitted to the...
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INFLUENCE OF TIME ON THE BEARING CAPACITY OF PRECAST PILES
PublikacjaOne of the most popular types of foundations in layered subsoil with very differentiated soil shear strengths are precast piles. One of the reasons is a fact that we can well control the driving process during the installation of these piles. The principles of the assessment of bearing capacity and settlements of the piles given by Eurocode 7, concentrate on two main methods, i.e. Static Pile Load Tests (SPLT) and Dynamic Driving...
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Overflowing tests at the Polish DredgDikes research dike – stability of the dike surface against erosion
PublikacjaIn the project DredgDikes the different research dike embankments were tested with respect to overflowing water induced erosion. Therefore, flumes were installed on the land side embankments in which the effect of overflowing water on the vegetated surface was investigated. On the Polish DredgDikes research dike near Gdansk, Poland, two parallel flumes were installed and the surface of the dike made of different mixtures of...
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Preliminary estimation of groundwater recharge on Brda river outwash plain
PublikacjaEstimation of groundwater recharge is one of the most challenging subjects in hydrogeology. It is a critical factor influencing the pollution migration, assessment of aquifer vulnerability to contamination, small-scale groundwater budget calculation, modeling of nutrient cycling and detailed flow path calculations. In Poland an infiltration rate method is widely used, which depends on a system of rate coefficients referring to...
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Elastic Fender-Dolphin Interaction for Economic Design of Berthing Dolphins
PublikacjaThe study addresses the question of the possible design benefits when considering the interaction between a modern marine modular rubber fender and a steel tubular pile substructure of a berthing dolphin. Absorption of the berthing kinetic energy of the vessel by a dualelasticity pile-fender berthing system is described in detail using the interactive treatment method (ITM). Application of the ITM is illustrated by a calculative...
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THE APPLICATION OF PHENOMENOLOGICAL METHODOLOGY FOR DESIGNING PILE FOUNDATION IN PORT STRUCTURES
PublikacjaIt is of utmost importance in the design process that a suitable, safe and concurrently economic solution be chosen. Issues connected with foundations require adopting a special approach. Soil is a composite medium, and it is essential to describe as precisely as possible the interaction taking place between the subgrade and the structure. There are many design methods of pile foundation that are based on in-situ test of soils....
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Identification of residual force in static load tests on instrumented screw displacement piles
PublikacjaOccurrence of the so-called residual force of an unknown value significantly disturbs interpretation of static load tests performed on piles equipped with additional measuring instruments. Screw displacement piles are the piling technology in which the residual force phenomenon is very common. Its formation mechanism is closely related to the installation method of this type of piles, which initiates generation of negative pile...
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Influence of the air phase on water flow in dikes
PublikacjaNumerical models are often used to describe flow and deformation processes occurring in dikes during flood events. Modeling of such phenomena is a challenging task, due to the complexity of the system, consisting of three material phases: soil skeleton, pore water and pore air. Additional difficulties are transient loading caused by variable in time water levels, heterogeneity of the soil or air...
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Skład chemiczny wód podziemnych dopływających z Pobrzeża Kaszubskiego do Zatoki Puckiej
PublikacjaZatoka Pucka jest płytkim akwenem morskim szczególnie wrażliwym na dopływ biogenów z otaczających obszarów lądowych. Postępujący problem eutrofizacji wód zatoki wymaga podjęcia działań badawczych i naprawczych, w tym również odpowiedzi na pytanie czy i w jaki sposób spływające do zatoki wody podziemne wpływają na zjawisko eutrofizacji. Celem przeprowadzonych badań, przedstawionych w niniejszym artykule, było określenie składu...
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Impact of an unsecured excavation on an underground pipeline
PublikacjaThe paper presents a numerical analysis of the impact of an unsecured excavation on an underground pipeline in selected soil conditions. The research was inspired by a real-life failure of a water pipeline which was caused by a nearby unsecured excavation (Sikora et al. 2015). The failure was triggered by displacement of soil mass in the vicinity of the pipeline. The study conducted in the framework of Finite Element...
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Postquarter-Point Case of Ship’s Side-Berthing and Its Influence on Marine Fender Pitch
PublikacjaThis paper presents a critical analysis of some selected codes and practical recommendations used as basic rules in the design procedures of modern marine fender systems. The first part of the discussion pertains to the existing equations used in calculating the eccentricity coefficient in the ship’s kinetic energy equation and the maximum allowable fender pitch (spacing) in a set of fenders installed along a quay wall. A new approach...
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Simulations of air and water flow in a model dike during overflow experiments
PublikacjaFlow in flood dikes, earth dams, and embankments occurs in variably saturated conditions, with pores of the earth material filled partly with water and partly with air. In routine engineering analysis, the influence of pore air is neglected and the air pressure is assumed equal to atmospheric. In some circumstances, for example, during overtopping of the dike by water, the effect of pore air on water flow and stability of the structure...
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Statistical evaluation of physical and index properties of Vistula Marshlands deltaic soft soils
PublikacjaThis paper provides statistical evaluation of physical and index parameters of the Vistula Marshlands deltaic soft soils using three datasets. Soft soils from the Vistula Marshlands are grouped into the four categories: (1) silty/sandy loams, (2) organic clays, (3) organic silts and (4) peats. Variability of basic and derivative physical properties as well as Atterberg's limits and plasticity index is studied. It is found that...
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Pure cross-anisotropy for geotechnical elastic potentials
PublikacjaThe pure cross-anisotropy is understood as a special scaling of strain (or stress). The scaled tensor is used as an argument in the elastic stiffness (or compliance). Such anisotropy can be overlaid on the top of any elastic stiffness, in particular on one obtained from an elastic potential with its own stress-induced anisotropy. This superposition does not violate the Second Law. The method can be also applied to other functions...
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Stability analysis of a dike constructed of anthropogenic materials
PublikacjaNumerical analyses of stability are presented for a hypothetical dikes constructed of dredged materials and bottom ash, in varying proportions. The paper is related to the international research project DredgDikes, which focused on the use of anthropogenic materials in dikes construction and flood protection. The aim of this project was to investigate the possibility of using anthropogenic materials from rivers and sea dredging...
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Freshening of salinized groundwater in Gdańsk Quaternary aquifer
PublikacjaThe main Quaternary aquifer in the Gdańsk region connects directly with salt waters of the Martwa Wisła River and the Gulf of Gdańsk. This aquifer has been used for many years by large municipal and industrial intakes located on the marine lowlands, with maximum output 6236 m3 /h in 1985. Owing to an intensive exploitation, groundwater in the area of the Old Gdańsk has been salinized by intrusion of salt water from the Martwa Wisła...
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Bearing capacity of the working platform with kinematic method
PublikacjaBearing capacity of the working platform for heavy tracks was analysed using Distinct Layout Optimization (DLO) method. The platform layer constructed from cohesionless soils is resting on weak cohesive subgrade. Different thickness of the platform, its effective angle of internal friction and undrained shear strength of the soft soil were taken into consideration. Kinematic method permits different failure mechanisms to be analyzed....
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Particle Shape Effect on Macroscopic Behaviour of Underground Structures: Numerical and Experimental Study
PublikacjaAbstract: The mechanical performance of underground flexible structures such as buried pipes or culverts made of plastics depend not only on the properties of the structure, but also on the material surrounding it. Flexible drains can deflect by 30% with the joints staying tight, or even invert. Large deformations of the structure are difficult to model in the framework of Finite Element Method, but straightforward in Discrete...
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The assessment of load-settlement curve for Atlas piles correlated with CPT tests
PublikacjaRacjonalne stosowanie pali przemieszczeniowych typu Atlas wymaga analitycznej oceny pełnej krzywej obciążenie - osiadanie. W pracy przedstawiono możliwości wykorzystania metody funkcji transformacyjnych t-z (dla pobocznicy) oraz q-z (dla podstawy) dla oceny krzywej osiadania. Jednostkowe graniczne opory na pobocznicy, tmax, oraz pod podstawą, gf, określono na podstawie metody bezpośredniej, wykorzystując opory stożka sondy, qc....
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DredgDikes - Ein EU-Kooperationsprojekt zum Einsatz von Baggergut im Deichbau
PublikacjaArtykuł przedstawia założenia projektu DredgDikes realizowanego we współpracy Uniwersytetu w Rostoku i Politechniki Gdańskiej oraz partnerów instytucjonalnych i firm z Niemiec i Polski.
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Particle Shape Effect on Macroscopic Behaviour of Underground Structures: Numerical and Experimental Study
PublikacjaThe mechanical performance of underground flexible structures such as buried pipes or culverts made of plastics depend not only on the properties of the structure, but also the material surrounding it. Flexible drains can deflect by 30% with the joints staying tight, or even invert. Large deformations of the structure are difficult to model in the framework of Finite Element Method, but straightforward in Discrete Element Methods....
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Application of the ‘CPT 2012’model of AFNOR standard for column design in Poland–Jazowa case study
Publikacjahis paper presents the ‘CPT 2012’ model incorporated into the AFNOR NF P94-262:2012-07, French standard for pile design fully compatible with Eurocode 7, to the wider Polish audience. The bearing capacity of three reference columns for Vistula Marshlands have been calculated according to ‘CPT 2012’ model and AFNOR recommendations. Then, the design resistances have been compared with ultimate column bearing capacity measured during...
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Neue erfahrungen mit der KEM
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Application of non-classical operational calculus to indicate hazards in numerical solutions of engineering problems
PublikacjaThe article addresses the application of non- classical operational calculus to approximative solutions of engineering problems. The engineering-sound examples show that a continuous–discrete problem transformation from differential unequivocal problem to a differential wildcard problem, triggering a change in solution quality. A number of approximative methods are capable to alter both quantitative and qualitative...
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Terminologia i funkcje geosyntetyków
PublikacjaPodstawowe definicje, klasyfikacja i funkcje geosyntetyków w budownictwie i inżynierii środowiska
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Zbrojenie nawierzchni asfaltowych siatkami stalowymi RoadMesh®
PublikacjaW artykule omówiono doświadczenia wynikające z wykorzystania siatki stalowej RoadMesh® do zbrojenia nawierzchni podatnych i sztywnych. Zaprezentowano wyniki badań laboratoryjnych oraz polowych dotyczących efektywności zbrojenia dla różnych materiałów. Przedstawiono wybrane przykłady zastosowania siatki RoadMesh® w remontach nawierzchni drogowych.
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Ocena konstrukcji i metod doboru materiałów platform roboczych pod ciężki sprzęt budowlany
PublikacjaAutorka niniejszej pracy podjęła się analizy mechanizmów pracy platformy roboczej na słabonośnym podłożu gruntowym z gruntu spoistego na podstawie badań modelowych w płaskim stanie odkształcenia z wykorzystaniem różnych materiałów zastępczych modelujących podłoże słabonośne oraz zbrojenia geosyntetykami. Pola odkształceń podłoża pod fundamentem określono metodą PIV. Oszacowano nośność graniczną platformy metodą kinematyczną, porównując...
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Geosyntetyki w funkcji zbrojenia
PublikacjaWymiarowanie geosyntetyków pełniących funkcję zbrojenia gruntu nasypowego polega na dobraniu wyrobów spełniających stosowne warunki stateczności zewnętrznej i wewnętrznej konstrukcji, które zagwarantują zachowanie integralności konstrukcji i bezpieczną współpracę zbrojenia oraz gruntu w projektowanym okresie użytkowalności. Prawidłowe zaprojektowanie budowli ziemnej zbrojonej geosyntetykami wymaga szczegółowych i rzetelnych danych...
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Shaft friction from the DMT and direct shear interface tests
PublikacjaThe article presents preliminary attempt to create tri-linear transfer curves for describing pile behaviour under axial loading. Transfer curves would use the parameter measured in dilatometer test, particularly a constrained modulus MDMT. The proposed method is based on concrete rough and smooth interface tests performed in a direct shear apparatus. Based on the obtained mobilization curves, relationships were created between...
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Geokompozyty drenażowe w odwodnieniach drogowych i kolejowych
PublikacjaZagadnienie zagospodarowania wód opadowych i gruntowych w rejonie konstrukcji drogowych i kolejowych stanowi istotny element bezpiecznej i efektywnej eksploatacji tych obiektów. Odpowiednie wykorzystanie geokompozytów drenażowych zapewnia bezproblemową pracę konstrukcji oraz właściwą ochronę przed uszkodzeniami wynikającymi z niekontrolowanego oddziaływania wody.
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Nitrogen and phosphorus compounds in coastal aquifers in Puck municipality area (northern Poland)
Publikacja1. Groundwater study shows local variations in chemical composition of selected aquifers caused by human impact The diversity is mainly manifested in • time variation of groundwater chemical composition of all analyzed parameters especially in shallow aquifers (Q1) • relationship between t he ground water chemical composition and depth of the aquifer where an inverse concentration distribution occurs higher concentrations are observed...
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Nadmierne osiadania nawierzchni drogowej w ujęciu geotechnicznym – przyczyny, monitoring, możliwe metody naprawy
PublikacjaNadmierne osiadania nawierzchni stanowią „wieczny” problem użytkowników dróg. Z odkształceniami nawierzchni łączy się obniżenie komfortu i bezpieczeństwa jazdy (BRD). Jedną z podstawowych przyczyn takiego zjawiska jest zachowanie się podłoża gruntowego. Najczęściej dotyczy to zjawiska osiadania podłoża gruntowego, stanowiącego efekt ściśliwości gruntów w wyniku przyłożenia obciążenia i jest przekroczeniem stanów granicznych użytkowalności...
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Droga S7 Koszwały – Kazimierzowo – geotechniczne aspekty inwestycji.
PublikacjaW artykule przedstawiono ogólne informacje dotyczące geotechnicznych aspektów projektu i realizacji drogi S7 na odcinku Koszwały – Kazimierzowo, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem rozwiązań z zastosowaniem technologii zamkniętego materaca odciążającego z kruszywa lekkiego – keramzytu geotechnicznego. Przedstawiono metody wzmocnienia podłoża przyjęte na etapie projektu oraz realizacji wraz z monitoringiem geotechnicznym.
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Mury oporowe z gruntu zbrojonego z przekładkami z keramzytu
PublikacjaW czerwcu 2019 r. nastąpiło otwarcie nowo budowanego wiaduktu na ulicy Drwęckiej w Ostródzie, który zastąpił jeden z trzech przejazdów kolejowo-drogowych znajdujących się w centrum miasta. Zakończenie budowy bezkolizyjnego przejazdu nad torami kolejowymi pozwoliło na bezpieczne oraz szybkie połączenie północnej i południowej części Ostródy. Zastosowanie materacy z keramzytu w konstrukcji z gruntu zbrojonego.
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Funkcja drenażowa geosyntetyków
PublikacjaSpośród wielu funkcji geosyntetyków, które powszechnie znajdują zastosowanie w budownictwie jedną z istotniejszych jest funkcja drenażowa. Zapewnienie długotrwałego, niezawodnego funkcjonowania drenażu wymaga przyjęcia odpowiedniego geokompozytu drenażowego. To złożone zagadnienie zostało przedstawione w poniższym artykule.
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Zastosowanie nowatorskich materiałów geosyntetycznych w konstrukcjach oporowych z gruntu zbrojonego
PublikacjaArtykuł prezentuje metodę projektowania stromych skarp wznoszonych z gruntów słabo przepuszczalnych, zbrojonych geosiatkami drenującymi. Z analiz przeprowadzonych dla różnej wodoprzepuszczalności gruntu i różnej geometrii skarpy wynika, że pionowy rozstaw i długość zbrojenia mają istotne znaczenie dla stateczności skarpy. Dla gruntów słabo przepuszczalnych, o typowych wartościach współczynników ściśliwości objętościowej oraz konsolidacji,...
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Retrievable strain measuring system in screw displacement piles - readings and results interpretation problems
PublikacjaStatic load tests on foundation piles are generally carried out in order to determine load – displacement characteristic of the pile. For more detailed information, e.g. force distribution along the shaft, load transfer mechanism and characteristics of soil-structure interaction (unit resistance curves t-z, q-z) additional pile instrumentation is required. Most popular techniques focus on direct concrete strain measurements and...
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Problem wody gruntowej pod ciśnieniem w aspekcie posadowienia dróg w wykopach
PublikacjaJednym z problemów, który wymaga rozwiązania na etapie przygotowania i realizacji inwestycji drogowych, jest woda gruntowa na odcinkach zlokalizowanych w wykopach. Może występować w postaci zwierciadła swobodnego, co objawia się sączeniami i wypływami ze skarp i/lub w postaci zwierciadła napiętego, uniemożliwiającego realizację robót lub prawidłową eksploatację z uwagi na przebicia i wypływy przez warstwy podłoża gruntowego nawierzchni....
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Uwarunkowania logistyczne planowania przestrzennego terenów zurbanizowanych na potrzeby rozwoju żeglugi śródlądowej
PublikacjaPlanowanie przestrzenne stanowi pochodną kilku czynników natury przyrodniczej, ekonomicznej, rynkowej, technicznej, społecznej i politycznej. W planowaniu przestrzennym śródlądowych portów wodnych jako główne czynniki przyjmuje się konfigurację powierzchni terenu, tzn. jej kształt (rzeźbę terenu) oraz obecność i wzajemne położenie obiektów i punktów charakterystycznych portów wodnych. Dodatkowo w planowaniu przestrzennym i lokalizacji...