Our Department Chair, Asst. Prof. Dr. Ahmad Reshad NOORI, and faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suleiman KHATRUSH have co-authored the article titled “A New Approach for the Solution of One-Dimensional Consolidation Equation in Saturated Soils Under Various Time-Varying Loads”, which has been published in the Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering.
This study introduces a novel unified method for solving the one-dimensional consolidation equation in geotechnical engineering. By combining the Complementary Functions Method (CFM) with the Laplace transform, the partial differential equation was solved under various time-dependent loads for different soil types. A FORTRAN-based computational program was developed to simulate the excess pore water pressure response. The results demonstrated excellent agreement with theoretical expectations, proving the effectiveness and applicability of the proposed method.
The findings revealed that sandy soils (with high permeability) exhibited a quicker dissipation of pore water pressure under cyclic loads, while clayey soils (with low permeability) showed a significantly prolonged response and notable periodic behavior. The study emphasizes that in low-permeability soils, complete dissipation of excess pore water pressure occurs over a much longer period compared to other soil types.
We congratulate Asst. Prof. Dr. Ahmad Reshad NOORI and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suleiman KHATRUSH for their valuable scientific contribution and wish them continued success in their academic pursuits.
