Experimental assessment of hydraulic load effects on suffusion of glacial till cores: (Abstract)

Physical modelling of rainfall induced landslides under controlled climatic conditions

A series of small scale physical modelling tests are performed in a geotechnical drum centrifuge in order to investigate the triggering mechanisms of landslides due to rainfall. They are conducted under controlled conditions of rainfall intensity and duration, ambient relative humidity, wind, and temperature. These tests have been designed to...

Controlled water-level system for breach analysis of levees within an enhanced acceleration field

Correct scaling of breach analysis of river levees is a challenging task that is not easily accomplished by physical modelling. Several small-scale physical model tests have been conducted at 1-g level, which cannot truly represent the stress-dependency of soils, whereas the scaling issues arising from centrifuge modelling have not been fully...

Design and analysis procedure for centrifuge devices with a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system

Structural analysis of new devices to be used in centrifuge facilities can be a challenging task. Initial calculations, based on simple basic static principles, are usually used. However, as devices placed in a geotechnical centrifuge are often complex structures, advanced analysis methods to assess their performance under enhanced acceleration...