Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
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<p><strong><strong>Journal of Geotechnical Engineering (JoGE)</strong> </strong></p><p><strong>ISSN: <strong>2394-1987</strong></strong></p><p><a href="/index.php/JoGE/about/editorialTeam"><strong>Click here for complete Editorial Board</strong></a></p><p><strong>Scientific Journal Impact Factor : 6.052</strong></p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p><strong>Journal of Geotechnical Engineering (JoGE)</strong> Contributions in the form of Research articles, Review articles, Short articles , Discussions related to the field of Geotechnical Engineering are accepted. The Journal covers all major areas involved in Geotechnical engineering. <span>It's a triannual journal, started in 2014.</span></p><p><strong>Journal DOI no:<strong>10.37591/<strong>JoGE</strong></strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>Indexed in: </strong><span>DRJI, Citefactor, Journal TOC, Google Scholar,SJIF,<strong>Index Copernicus<a href="https://journals.indexcopernicus.com/search/details?id=124958">(ICV:60.92)</a></strong></span></strong></p><p><strong><span><strong><strong><strong>Readership:</strong> <strong>Graduates, Postgraduates, Research Scholars, Faculty</strong></strong></strong></span></strong></p><p><strong>Focus and Scope Covers</strong></p><ul><li>Engineering Geology , Hydrogeology</li><li>Soil and Rock engineering</li><li>Geosynthetics</li><li>Earth Quake engineering</li><li>Pile Dynamics</li><li>Slope stability and tunneling</li><li>Geohazards and Mitigation</li><li>Novel Geotechnical construction techniques</li><li>GIS in Geotech</li><li>Soil water management</li><li>Soil reinforcement</li><li>Ground improvement technologies</li></ul><div><strong>Submission of Paper:</strong> </div><div><p>All contributions to the journal are rigorously refereed and are selected on the basis of quality and originality of the work. The journal publishes the most significant new research papers or any other original contribution in the form of reviews and reports on new concepts in all areas pertaining to its scope and research being done in the world, thus ensuring its scientific priority and significance. Manuscripts are invited from academicians, students, research scholars and faculties for publication consideration.<br />Papers are accepted for editorial consideration through mail <a href="mailto:info@journalspub.com" target="_blank">info@stmjournals.com</a>, <a href="mailto:priyanka.gautam@celnet.in" target="_blank">susmita@celnet.in</a></p><p><strong>Subject</strong>: Civil Engineering</p><p><strong>Plagiarism</strong>: All the articles will be check through <strong>Plagiarism Software </strong>before publication. </p><p><strong>Abbreviation</strong>: <strong>JoGE</strong></p><p><strong>Frequency</strong>: Three issues per year</p><p><strong><a href="/index.php/TMET/about/editorialPolicies#peerReviewProcess" target="_blank">Peer Reviewed Policy</a></strong></p></div><p><strong><a href="/index.php/JoGE/about/editorialTeam">EDITORIAL BOARD</a></strong></p><div id="journalDescription"><p><strong><a href="http://stmjournals.com/pdf/Author-Guidelines-stmjournals.pdf" target="_blank">Instructions to Authors</a></strong></p><div> </div></div><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p> <img src="/public/site/images/engg_manager/68.jpg" alt="" /></p>en-USJournal of Geotechnical Engineering2394-1987<p align="center"><strong>Declaration and Copyright Transfer Form</strong></p><p align="center">(to be completed by authors)</p><p>I/ We, the undersigned author(s) of the submitted manuscript, hereby declare, that the above manuscript which is submitted for publication in the STM Journals(s), is not published already in part or whole (except in the form of abstract) in any journal or magazine for private or public circulation, and, is <strong>not</strong> under consideration of publication elsewhere.</p><ul><li>I/We will not withdraw the manuscript after 1 week of submission as I have read the Author Guidelines and will adhere to the guidelines.</li><li>I/We Author(s ) have niether given nor will give this manuscript elsewhere for publishing after submitting in STM Journal(s).</li><li>I/ We have read the original version of the manuscript and am/ are responsible for the thought contents embodied in it. The work dealt in the manuscript is my/ our own, and my/ our individual contribution to this work is significant enough to qualify for authorship.</li><li> I/We also agree to the authorship of the article in the following order:</li></ul><p>Author’s name </p><p> </p><p>1. ________________</p><p>2. ________________</p><p>3. ________________</p><p>4. ________________</p><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="5%"><p align="center"> </p></td><td valign="top" width="95%"><p>We Author(s) tick this box and would request you to consider it as our signature as we agree to the terms of this Copyright Notice, which will apply to this submission if and when it is published by this journal.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>Settlement of Soil while Digging
https://engineeringjournals.stmjournals.in/index.php/JoGE/article/view/7662
<p>While digging of soft soil, collapse of soil takes place. When load of man is more than bearing strength<br />of soft soil, the soil will settle down. Hence bearing strength of mud soil is found at a particular depth<br />and this is compared with load coming due to man. If weight of man is more as compared to bearing<br />strength of wet soil, the settlement will occur. The process of excavation in soft soil poses a potential<br />risk of soil collapse, particularly when the load imposed by human activities exceeds the bearing<br />strength of the soil. This study focuses on understanding the intricate relationship between soil<br />settlement and excavation, specifically in the context of wet mud soil. The settlement phenomenon<br />occurs when the load exerted by individuals or equipment surpasses the bearing strength of the soft,<br />wet soil. To address this issue, the study aims to determine the bearing strength of the mud soil at<br />various depths, establishing a crucial baseline for comparison with the loads induced by human<br />activities.</p>Birendra Kumar Singh
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2024-02-182024-02-181034036Soil liquefaction vulnerability assessment of Sylhet city based on SPT value
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Bangladesh is an earthquake-prone country due to its geographic location. Sylhet, a divisional city, is situated in Zone IV, the most seismically active area in the country, according to the Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC). A major earthquake can cause devastating effects in the subsurface, such as liquefaction, landslides resulting from a reduction of soil shear resistance. In this study, liquefaction potentiality of soil in Ward No. 9 of Sylhet City Corporation has been analyzed using soil parameters, especially the Standard Penetration Test (SPT) data. For the present study, two hundred borehole data from 67 locations with different drilling depths up to 19.5 m each were analyzed. The Simplified Procedure was used to calculate the factor of safety against liquefaction and to estimate the liquefaction potential index (LPI). A modeling approach, areal interpolation has been introduced to evaluate the liquefaction potential for the entire ward using ArcGIS 10.8. The study shows that about 84% of sample locations have an LPI value greater than 15, indicating the zone is severe liquefaction-prone. A contour map of the LPI has been prepared for Ward No. 9 for vulnerability assessment. This study also evaluates the allowable capacity of bored piles in some critical borehole locations considering liquefaction of the soil and finds a substantial loss of bearing capacity.Abujar GifariMushtaq AhmedShriful IslamMd Mohaiminul Hassan Sojib
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2023-12-302023-12-30103132810.37591/joge.v10i3.7469Geotechnical and Geophysical investigations for a foundation underpinning solution in a residential building with differential settlements, in Asti Province (central Piedmont), NW Italy
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<p><em>Foundation differential settlements are a recurrent topic for antique and no so antique buildings, for this particular case, an integrated approach of geotechnical and geophysical investigation was developed to provide information and support to the engineering design for the restoration of a building.</em><em>Given the presence of widespread and pervasive wall fractures, compromising the static nature of the building, investigating the nature of the subsoil in depth was a need, in order to identify the roots of this pathologies.</em><em>In this sense, an integrated approach was adopted, starting from a geophysical investigation, carried out through seismic refraction tests and, subsequently, with specific geotechnical investigations, both with in situ and laboratory mechanical tests. The aim was to develop a rapid evaluation of the geomechanical properties of the soil, to analyze in more detail the possible response of the soil in relation to the applied loads and foundations type.</em><em>The methodology adopted made possible, not only to identify the causes of the settlements and the consequent damage to the building, but also to identify the characteristics of the soil, giving support for a correct and functional design solution to the structural problem of the building.</em></p>Diego BarberoMario NaldiAndrea MaroniSandra PeyrotLeandro SerraioccoErika Veronese
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2023-12-292023-12-29103112Evolutionary Dynamics of the East African Rift System: Implications for Hydrocarbon Exploration
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<p>Rifts formation is a complex mechanism that has always generated debate with different models being<br />fronted, from thermal bulges to cratonic pull, all in an attempt to explain how the rifts form. East Africa<br />rift system (EARS), and its associated sedimentary basins within the general regional tectonic<br />framework is one of the most active rifts in the world. The EARS has, over the years, experienced some<br />oil and gas exploration though characteristically low. However, with recent oil discoveries in Kenya<br />and Uganda (2012 and 2006 respectively), there has been resurgence in oil and gas hunt within the<br />extensive rift. This draws into perspective the real hydrocarbon potential EARS could hold.<br />Understanding the rift genesis and regional tectonic setting could help unearth the full potential of the<br />EARS. Hydrocarbon prospects in the region must be looked together with the regional Tectonic setting<br />as well as its history. The study describes regional Tectonic evolution of the Tertiary Rift basins and<br />how it impacted on the prospectivity of hydrocarbon potential rationale.</p>Bernard Kipsnag RopFatuma Rajab MwangangaKoskey Philemon Kiprotich
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2023-12-292023-12-291034758Probable Causes of Cracks on selected Buildings at Akrowa in Afigya Kwabre District, Ghana
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<p><em>This work evaluated the nature of the foundation soils and cracks on twelve representative buildings at Akrowa, in the Afigya Kwabre District near Kumasi in Ghana. Age, material used whether clay/concrete, dimensions of cracks on the buildings and tests for geotechnical parameters of foundation soils such as moisture content, bulk density, specific gravity, particle size distribution, Atterberg limit and direct shear were carried out on soils from four pits dug at different locations in the area. The soils were classified generally as well-graded gravelly sand containing little silt and clay of low plasticity with ultimate bearing capacity range between 922.60 kN/m<sup>2</sup> to 1258.10 kN/m<sup>2</sup> as 93.4% >50% of particles retained on No. 200 or 0.75µm sieve, C<sub>u</sub> of 10.3 > 6 and mean C<sub>c </sub>of 2.6 which falls within the range 1< C<sub>c </sub>< 3 (ASTM 2487-98), The net safe (allowable) bearing capacity ranges between 296.74 kN/m<sup>2</sup> to 409.75 kN/m<sup>2</sup> and pH ranges from 5.24 to 7.63. Low plasticity index of soils in the area indicates stiff and permeable soils underlying buildings on rocks of the basin granitoid. The waterways or streams in the District and its environs joining the River Offin strike mainly to NE or SW in a dendritic pattern. Cracks on the buildings strike mainly north-west while veins in rocks generally strike to north-north east as streams in the area which possibly follow early fractures. The disparity in these orientations may also be due to reflection of deep weak zones in the rocks as they approach the surface. Though rock quarrying near neighboring communities could generate weak ground vibrations that could cause liquefaction and densification processes to affect buildings, these require further study </em></p>George M. TettehAgnes T. Atakora
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2023-12-292023-12-291032939Investigation of Rock Dust Suitability as Improvement Material of Subgrade and Sub-base Laterite Material of Elerinjare, Kwara State, Nigeria, in Pavement Construction
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The current study involves the improvement of laterite soil by addition of granite dust. The laterite and dust used for the study were collected at Elerinjare town, Ilorin. The analyses were done in a laboratory. The tests are compaction test, specific gravity, California bearing ratio (CBR) (soaked and unsoaked), Atterberg's limit, Sieve analysis, and bulk density. In this investigation, an attempt was made to stabilize lateritic soil using quarry dust for improving the sub-base and subgrade strength, the properties of the soil show that the specific gravity of lateritic ranged from 2.1 to 2.5, and that of granite dust ranged from 2.50 to 2.68. Various percentages of rock dust (10%, 25%, and 50% of soil samples) were added to the soil, and the soil with 50% granite dust gave the best results. All the tests show that the samples are suitable for pavement, that is, road construction.Olatunji K.J.Alabi T.M., Yusuf A.K.Sawo R.A. , Ajisafe M.A.Imam S.O. , Abdurauf F.A.Sulaiman S.O.
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