Expansive soil is found in many regions in Egypt, especially in the new desert cities including New Sohag City(town in upper Egypt). In this study, The soil samples were taken from the place of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at New Sohag University from a depth of 5 meters and it’s used in the experimental program. The physical and mechanical ... Read more

Egypt has witnessed tremendous development in its infrastructure over the last decades. The problems of expansive soils seem to be overlooked during the design and construction of some of the projects. As a result, some houses and roads were demolished. In this study, soil samples were taken from New Sohag City (town in Upper Egypt). The physical and mechanical properties ... Read more

Geotechnical structures buried near the ground surface have a wide range of applications, from small-scale pipelines such as means of gas transmission, telecommunications, water supply, and sewerage pipelines, to large-scale structures including tunnels for various transportation systems. This paper provides an overview of the current understanding of the failure mechanisms of these structures due to earthquake loadings. Based on post-earthquake ... Read more