https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 Automatic air pluvation system for physical modelling applications https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48944 100% of the maximum density achieved with the procedures described in the pertinent standards. The testing chamber where sand is deposited is instrumented with an array of pressure sensors, and the rig is equipped with a miniature cone penetration testing (mini-CPT) device. Measurements from the earth pressure sensors and cone tip resistance profiles are used to evaluate how friction at the sand−chamber interfaces affects the distribution of geostatic stresses inside the chamber, the uniformity of sand beds and boundary effects during deposition and during mini-CPT testing. The air pluviation system allows preparing layered sand profiles by adjusting the deposition parameters on the fly, and this feature is demonstrated through the analysis of mini-CPT tests performed in layered sand beds.]]> Wed 19 Apr 2023 13:17:15 AEST ]]> Discrete Element Modelling of uplift of rigid pipes deeply buried in dense sand https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54376 Tue 20 Feb 2024 20:26:05 AEDT ]]> Bearing capacity mechanisms for pipes buried in sand https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:43056 Mon 12 Sep 2022 15:12:42 AEST ]]> Suction effects during uplift of steel pipes buried in compacted soil https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50564 Fri 28 Jul 2023 11:20:31 AEST ]]>