The objectives of this research are, (I). establish a methodology that quantifies the severity levels of causative factor attributes that are rated subjectively, and (2). optimize weights and severity levels of the causative ...

Residual soils from selected prominent landslide sites of the upcountry of Sri Lanka are tested under unsaturated conditions to evaluate pertinent unsaturated properties of the soils. The selected landslide sites are ...

The two basic types of pile foundations are skin friction piles and end- bearing piles. Friction piles resist the applied vertical load by utilising the shear stresses developed along the pile-soil interface, with the ...