Review of Session Evaluation of Material Properties

Abstract

When dealing with reinforced soil structures, knowledge of the behaviour of the different components of the structure is essential. This is gained by testing the materials either separately or in combination, using standard test methods and specially developed testing techniques. Due to the importance of this subject, it is not surprising that most of the published work deals with various aspects of material testing. Accordingly, and perhaps ironically, designers are now faced with the problem of choosing suitable tests from which the relevant design parameters are to be determined. This session deals with the wider aspect of these problems by examining materials evaluation which of course includes testing.