Bridge scour, which is the removal of bed materials from near the bridge foundations, is observed to be the most predominant cause of bridge failures in the United States. Scour in cohesive soils is greatly different from scour in cohesionless soils owing to the differences in critical shear stresses, scour extents and the time taken to reach the maximum scour depth in the scour process. The present solutions available for the cohesionless soils cannot be applied to cohesive soils because of the above crucial reasons. Also, a compound channel model with main channel and flood plain arrangement represents more closely the field stream conditions rather than a simple rectangular prismatic model. In this study, a systematic investigation of the scour process due to flow contractions in a compound channel with cohesive soil bed is made by conducting a series of flume tests representing typical field conditions. The effect of the most crucial factors causing contraction scour namely flow velocity, depth of flow and the shape of the abutment is examined. Correction factors are developed for changes in flow geometries incorporating simulation results from the one dimensional flow simulation model HEC RAS. Most importantly, a methodology to predict the depth of the deepest scour hole and its location in the vicinity of the contraction structure is developed for compound channels through an extension of the presently available methodology to predict maximum scour depths in simple rectangular channels. A prediction method to identify the extent of the uniform scour depth is also developed. Finally, an investigation of precision of the proposed methodology has been carried out on the field data from a number of real life contraction scour cases. The results obtained from this study indicate that depth of flow and geometry of the contraction section significantly influence final scour depth in cohesive soils with deeper flows and harsh contractions resulting in increased scour depths. However, corrections for different contraction inlet skew angles and long contractions need to be further explored in future studies.

Bridge scour, which is the removal of bed materials from near the bridge foundations, is observed to be the most predominant cause of bridge failures in the United States. Scour in cohesive soils is greatly different from scour in cohesionless soils owing to the differences in critical shear stresses, scour extents and the time taken to reach the maximum scour depth in the scour process. The present solutions available for the cohesionless soils cannot be applied to cohesive soils because of the above crucial reasons. Also, a compound channel model with main channel and flood plain arrangement represents more closely the field stream conditions rather than a simple rectangular prismatic model. In this study, a systematic investigation of the scour process due to flow contractions in a compound channel with cohesive soil bed is made by conducting a series of flume tests representing typical field conditions. The effect of the most crucial factors causing contraction scour namely flow velocity, depth of flow and the shape of the abutment is examined. Correction factors are developed for changes in flow geometries incorporating simulation results from the one dimensional flow simulation model HEC RAS. Most importantly, a methodology to predict the depth of the deepest scour hole and its location in the vicinity of the contraction structure is developed for compound channels through an extension of the presently available methodology to predict maximum scour depths in simple rectangular channels. A prediction method to identify the extent of the uniform scour depth is also developed. Finally, an investigation of precision of the proposed methodology has been carried out on the field data from a number of real life contraction scour cases. The results obtained from this study indicate that depth of flow and geometry of the contraction section significantly influence final scour depth in cohesive soils with deeper flows and harsh contractions resulting in increased scour depths. However, corrections for different contraction inlet skew angles and long contractions need to be further explored in future studies.

<p>The purpose of this study was to build a database for point-bearing piles in dense noncohesive soil, predominantly moraine. Further, the database was analysed and areas with difficult geotechnical conditions was identified.</p><p>The database includes for point-bearing piles driven to refusal in moraine. Piles with mainly shaft friction have been excluded. Only concrete piles have been included. Geographically the database covers almost all geotechnical conditions of Sweden. The total amount of piling projects is 110 and the total amount of piles is 600.</p><p>For contractors, foundation work is usually connected with a lot of uncertainty and risk, concerning the estimating of time and cost. During the design stage of foundation construction the database can be a useful tool to estimate suitable loads on the piles.</p><p>The data was analysed further with different statistical method. Possible reasons for low bearing capacity, in some projects, have also been investigated.</p> / <p>Syftet med examensarbetet är att upprätta en databas över spetsburna pålar fastslagna i friktionsjord och morän. Vidare skall databasen analyseras för att hitta styrande parametrar samt även hitta områden med problematisk geoteknik.</p><p>Databasen omfattar spetsburna pålar som stoppslås i friktionsjord. Pålar som i huvudsak är mantelburna har uteslutits. Endast betongpålar har tagits med. Geografiskt omfattar databasen i stort sett hela Sverige. Totalt innehåller databasen 110 projekt med sammanlagt över 600 pålar.</p><p>För entreprenörer i byggbranschen är grundläggningsarbetet ofta förknippat med ekonomiska risker och osäkerhet gällande omfattning och tidsåtgång. Vid dimensionering av grundläggningsarbeten kan databasen vara till stor hjälp för att bestämma lämpliga lastnivåer. Mängden slagningsarbete och risken för bortslagna pålar kan lättare uppskattas.</p><p>Först analyserades olika påltyper utan ytterligare urvalskriterier. Vikten av att filtrera informationen blev då tydlig, eftersom resultatet blev svårtolkat och inga markanta samband kunde urskiljas. Med databasen som grund har materialet vidare analyserats med hjälp av statistiska metoder. Orsaken till låga bärförmågor vid ett urval av projekt har även kartlagts.</p>

The purpose of this study was to build a database for point-bearing piles in dense noncohesive soil, predominantly moraine. Further, the database was analysed and areas with difficult geotechnical conditions was identified. The database includes for point-bearing piles driven to refusal in moraine. Piles with mainly shaft friction have been excluded. Only concrete piles have been included. Geographically the database covers almost all geotechnical conditions of Sweden. The total amount of piling projects is 110 and the total amount of piles is 600. For contractors, foundation work is usually connected with a lot of uncertainty and risk, concerning the estimating of time and cost. During the design stage of foundation construction the database can be a useful tool to estimate suitable loads on the piles. The data was analysed further with different statistical method. Possible reasons for low bearing capacity, in some projects, have also been investigated. / Syftet med examensarbetet är att upprätta en databas över spetsburna pålar fastslagna i friktionsjord och morän. Vidare skall databasen analyseras för att hitta styrande parametrar samt även hitta områden med problematisk geoteknik. Databasen omfattar spetsburna pålar som stoppslås i friktionsjord. Pålar som i huvudsak är mantelburna har uteslutits. Endast betongpålar har tagits med. Geografiskt omfattar databasen i stort sett hela Sverige. Totalt innehåller databasen 110 projekt med sammanlagt över 600 pålar. För entreprenörer i byggbranschen är grundläggningsarbetet ofta förknippat med ekonomiska risker och osäkerhet gällande omfattning och tidsåtgång. Vid dimensionering av grundläggningsarbeten kan databasen vara till stor hjälp för att bestämma lämpliga lastnivåer. Mängden slagningsarbete och risken för bortslagna pålar kan lättare uppskattas. Först analyserades olika påltyper utan ytterligare urvalskriterier. Vikten av att filtrera informationen blev då tydlig, eftersom resultatet blev svårtolkat och inga markanta samband kunde urskiljas. Med databasen som grund har materialet vidare analyserats med hjälp av statistiska metoder. Orsaken till låga bärförmågor vid ett urval av projekt har även kartlagts.

The bridge scour depths in cohesive soil have been predicted using the scour equations developed for cohesionless soils due to scarce of studies about cohesive soil. The scour depths predicted by the conventional methods will result in significant errors. For the cost effective design of bridge scour in cohesive soil, the Scour Rate In COhesvie Soil (SRICOS) for the singular circular pier in deep water condition was released in 1999, and has been developed for complex pier and contraction scour. The present study is the part of SRICOS-EFA method to predict the history of contraction scour, and local scours, such as abutment scour and pier scour. The main objective is to develop the prediction methods for the maximum and the uniform contraction scour depth, the maximum pier scour depth and the maximum abutment using flume test results. The equations are basically composed with the difference between the local Froude number and the critical Froude number. Because the scour happens when the shear stress is bigger than the critical shear stress, which is the maximum shear stress the channel bed material can resist from the erosion, and continues until the shear stress becomes equal to the critical shear stress. All results obtained from flume tests for pier scour have been conducted in Texas A&M University from 1997 to 2002 are collected and reanalyzed in this study. Since the original pier scour equation did not include soil properties. The effect of water depth effect, pier spacing, pier shape and flow attack angle for the rectangular pier are studied and correction factors with respect to the circular pier in deep water condition were newly developed in present study. For the abutment scour, a series of flume tests in large scale was performed in the present study. Two types of channel - rectangular channel, and compound channel - were used. The effect of abutment length, shape and alignment of abutment were studied and the correction factors were developed. The patterns of velocity and of scour were compared, and it was found that the maximum local scour occurred where the maximum turbulence was measured. For the contraction scour, the results obtained from a series of flume tests performed in 2002 and a series of flume tests for the abutment scour in the present study are analyzed. The methodologies to predict the maximum contraction scour and the uniform contraction scour in the compound channel was developed. Although all prediction methods developed in the present study are for the cohesive soils, those methods may be applicable to the cohesionless soils because the critical shear stress is included in the methods. All prediction methods were verified by the comparison with the databases obtained from flume test results and field data.

Os Tabuleiros Costeiros são unidades geomorfologicamente definidas, caracterizando-se como formações sedimentares de topos aplainadas de grande extensão territorial, amplamente povoada, com intensa exploração econômica agropecuária, mas com a presença constante de restrições físicas ao uso agrícola, associadas à presença de solos com horizontes coesos em subsuperfície. A presença deste horizonte coeso reduz a profundidade efetiva dos solos, prejudicando a dinâmica da água no perfil e, principalmente, o aprofundamento do sistema radicular, reduzindo as taxas de infiltração de água, criando lençóis freáticos suspensos e que se desenvolvem particularmente sob os Latossolos Amarelos (Latossolos Amarelos) e os Argissolos Amarelos (Podzólicos Amarelos). Assim, a presença destes horizontes em áreas úmidas, pode ser associada a um maior teor de umidade nos solos, que pode ser captada pelo sensor. Devido a sua natureza pedológica e sua localização em sub superfície e sua grande extensão, estes solos demandam grandes recursos para sua efetiva localização e mapeamento. A aplicação de técnicas de processamento digital de imagens nas imagens do sensor ASTER, um sensor experimental e pouco explorado, possibilita a redução de custos, empregados nos levantamentos exploratórios para localização destes horizontes coesos. O principal objetivo deste trabalho foi submeter imagens obtidas através do sensoriamento remoto óptico orbital, do sensor ASTER, a diferentes técnicas de processamento digital de imagens, para assim identificar, reconhecer e caracterizar a presença dos horizontes coesos nos solos dos Tabuleiros Costeiros da Bahia, utilizando como critério identificador, o teor de umidade dos solos. O trabalho foi desenvolvido numa área de aproximadamente 2.475km2, onde está inserida uma área de referência de 29km2, situada no município de Esplanada, onde predominam solos da mesma Classe (Podzólicos Amarelos e Acinzentados) mas diferenciados em unidades que possuem diversos graus de coesão, com textura que varia de arenosa a argilosa. Foi utilizada uma única cena ASTER, sob a qual foi extraída oitenta amostras para determinar a relação entre o teor de umidade dos solos e as diferentes técnicas de processamento digital de imagens. Foram realizadas vinte e seis técnicas de realce (análise componentes principais, Transformação Tasseled Cap, NDVI, NDMI, SAVI e vinte e uma razões entre bandas do sensor ASTER) , além da aplicação de uma classificação supervisionada (método da máxima verossimilhança), com limiar de aceitação de 95%. Os resultados demonstraram que a sétima componente principal é o melhor produto para mapear a presença dos horizontes coesos, por melhor identificar a umidade do solo; o NDMI, o SAVI e a Umidade obtida através da Transformação Tasseled Cap têm um comportamento similar entre si, mas com resultados menos evidentes e entre as razões entre as faixas espectrais testadas, os melhores resultados foram as razões entre as faixas 1 e 8 e entre as faixas 3 e 8. / The Coastal Tableland are units geomorfologicaly defined, characterized by sedimentary formations of smoothed tops of great territorial extension, widely populated, with intense agricultural economic exploration, but with the constant presence of physical restrictions to agricultural use, that are associated to cohesion horizons in subsurface. The presence of this cohesion horizon reduces the soils depth, harming the dynamics of the water in the profile and, mainly, the radicular system of depth, reducing the water infiltration rates and creating suspended sheets particularly under Yellow Latossol and Yellow Podzolic. Thus, the presence of these horizons in humid areas can be associated with higher moisture levels in the soils that can be caught by the sensor. Due to its pedologic nature, sub surface and great extension location, these soil demand great resources for its effective localization and mapping. The application of techniques of image digital processing in the images of the ASTER sensor, an experimental and few explored sensor, turns possible the reduction of costs, used in the exploratory searches for the localization of these cohesion horizons. The main objective of this work was to submit images obtained through the orbital optical remote sensed, of the ASTER sensor, the different image digital processing techniques, in order to identify, to recognize and to characterize the cohesion horizons soil of Coastal Tableland of Bahia, using as identification criteria, the soil moisture contents . The work was developed in an area of 2.475km2 approximately, where an area of reference of 29km2 is inserted, situated in Esplanada city of, where soil of the same class prevail (Yellow and Grey Podzólicos) but differentiated in predominate units that possess diverse cohesion degrees , with texture that varies of sandy the loamy. An only ASTER scene was used, under which it was extracted eighty samples to determine the relationship between the the soil moisture contents and the different images digital images processing techniques. Twenty-six techniques of distinction had been carried through (principal components analysis, Tasseled Cap Transformation, NDVI, NDMI, SAVI and twenty bands ratio on the ASTER sensor bands), beyond the application of a supervised classification (Maximum Likelihood method), with threshold of 95% acceptance. The results had demonstrated that the seventh principal component is the best product to map the cohesion horizons presence and to identify the soil moisture contents; the NDMI, the SAVI and the Wetness obtained through the Tasseled Cap Transformation have a similar behavior, but with less evidences relating the results and, the ratio bands tested, the best results had been those found between bands 1 to 8 and bands 3 to 8.

Applications like military, agriculture, and extra-planetary explorations require the successful navigation of vehicles across different types of terrain like soil, mud, and snow. As the properties of the terrain heavily influence the interaction with the tire, it is necessary to characterize the terrain from a tire performance and vehicle mobility perspective. Failure to properly understand the tire-terrain interaction can lead to undesirable conditions like loss of vehicle mobility due to excessive sinkage. As a result, it is essential to understand the tire terrain interaction between an off-road tire and a sandy terrain. This study was done to assess the performance of tires in both pure slip (only traction and braking) and combined slip conditions (steering and acceleration). A single-wheel indoor test rig was used to conduct tests under different conditions and a force transducer was used to capture the forces and moments generated in the tire hub. In addition to this, the tire footprint was captured with the help of a light-based 3-D scanner. Key parameters were defined in the 3D scan, and these parameters were correlated to the input test conditions. Additionally, a grid of force sensors was made, and measurements of the normal force acting at a depth below the undisturbed terrain were taken. Inferences were made about the linear speed of the wheel and the length of the pressure bulb under the tire. / Master of Science / Several applications like military, extra-terrestrial exploration, and motor racing require vehicles to navigate off-road terrains like soil, snow, and ice. The tire interacts with these off-road terrains very differently from the way it interacts with the road. It is important to understand this interaction correctly as this interaction generates all the forces needed by a vehicle to perform various maneuvers like acceleration, braking, and turning. If not accounted for properly, there can be undesirable conditions like loss of vehicle mobility due to excessive sinkage in sand. Tests were performed where an off-road tire ran on a non-cohesive, loose soil under different slip ratios, slip angles, and camber angles in an indoor test rig. The forces and moments acting on the tire during the tests were measured and its variation with input conditions was studied. A light-based 3D scanner was used to capture the tire rut profile on the soil after each test. The important parameters of the tire rut were defined and the variation of these parameters with input parameters were studied. Additionally, the stresses developed below the soil surface were measured with the help of a sensor grid, which was also used to verify the linear speed of the tire and infer the length of the zone inside the soil that is affected by the tire.

The multiangle submerged jet test device (JTD) provides a simple in situ method of measuring streambank critical shear stress (Ï c) and soil erodibility (kd). Previous research showed streambank kd and Ï c can vary by up to four orders of magnitude at a single site; therefore, it is essential to determine if the large range is due to natural variability in soil properties or errors due to the test method. The study objectives were to evaluate the repeatability of the JTD and determine how it compares to traditional flume studies. To evaluate the repeatability, a total of 21 jet tests were conducted on two remolded soils, a clay loam and clay, compacted at uniform moisture content to a bulk density of 1.53 g/cm^3 and 1.46 g/cm^3, respectively. To determine the similarity between JTD and a traditional measurement method, JTD Ï c and kd measurements were compared with measurements determined from flume tests. The JTD kd and Ï c ranged from 1.68-2.81 cm³/N-s and 0.28-0.79 Pa, respectively, for the clay loam and 1.36-2.69 cm³/N-s and 0.30-2.72 Pa, respectively, for the clay. The modest variation of kd and Ï c for the remolded soils suggests the JTD is repeatable, indicating the wide range of parameters measured in the field was a result of natural soil variability. The JTD median kd and Ï c, except clay loam kd (clay loam kd = 2.31 cm^3/N-s, Ï c = 0.45 Pa; clay kd = 2.18 cm^3/N-s, Ï c = 1.10 Pa) were significantly different than the flume values (clay loam kd = 2.43 cm³/N-s, Ï c = 0.23 Pa; clay kd = 4.59 cm³/N-s, Ï c = 0.16 Pa); however, considering the range of potential errors in both test methods, the findings indicate the multiangle submerged jet test provides reasonable measurement of erosion parameters in a field setting. / Master of Science

Submitted by (lucia.rodrigues@ufrpe.br) on 2016-10-14T13:21:58Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Uilka Elisa Tavares.pdf: 1803918 bytes, checksum: 380b8dbceae5654d3c33c4bdc07364fd (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-10-14T13:21:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Uilka Elisa Tavares.pdf: 1803918 bytes, checksum: 380b8dbceae5654d3c33c4bdc07364fd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-03-02 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / In agriculture there is now great concern about the quality of the soil, because of this interfere with the full flowering of the cultures, where compaction is one of the most investigated due to their probability of occurrence in soils managed with farm implements. For this study, some parameters have provided good precision of soil quality, among them, the physical indices, organic carbon, soil mechanical resistance to penetration, tension precompaction and compressibility index. Thus, the purpose of this study was to analyze the physical, mechanical and chemical properties to indicate soil compaction and structure of spatial dependence into the area. It was selected an area of Cohesive Argissolo from Tabuleiro Costeiro, cultivated with cane sugar, from about 1.44 ha was established in which a square mesh of 49 points, evenly spaced 20 m apart, for the removal of soil for analysis. Samples were collected at two depths: 0.00 to 0.20 I 0.20 to 0.40 m. It was analyzed the soil texture, bulk density, water content, porosity, moisture content and maximum dry bulk density, both obtained by the Proctor Normal test, degree of compaction, organic carbon, resistance to penetration, compress index and tension precompaction, obeying Embrapa's or ABNT’s methodology for the analysis. The results were submitted to descriptive statistical analysis and Pearson correlation. Was also investigated the spatial dependence of variables by geostatistical tool, obtaining semivariogram and the maps of distribution of variables. Spatial dependence was found in all variables, whose scope ranged from 20.25 to 90 m away, indicating that some variables can be collected at longer distances, in case future research in the area. The moisture and soil texture showed a good correlation among themselves and with other variables. The document is divided into three chapters: the first presents a review of scientific research concerning the areas of Tabuleiros Costeiros, its characteristics and problems that this type of soil may suffer due to bad management, its consequences and methods of identification soil degradation. In chapter 2, was investigated the occurrence of spatial dependence of soil physical properties and organic carbon present in its structure. In chapter 3, the susceptibility of soil compaction was investigated using mechanical and physical attributes and subsequent correlation between data. / Na agricultura atual existe grande preocupação com a qualidade do solo, em virtude desta interferir no pleno desenvolvimento das culturas, onde a compactação é um dos fatores mais investigados devido a sua grande probabilidade de ocorrência em solos manejados com implementos agrícolas. Para esta investigação, alguns parâmetros têm proporcionado boa precisão da qualidade do solo, entre eles, pode-se estacar os índices físicos, o carbono orgânico do solo, a resistência mecânica do solo a penetração, a tensão de pré-compactação e o índice de compressibilidade. Desta forma, o objetivo dessa pesquisa foi analisar parâmetros físicos, mecânicos e químicos que indicassem provável compactação do solo e sua estrutura de dependência espacial ao longo da área. Foi selecionada uma área de Argissolo Coeso de Tabuleiro Costeiro, cultivada com cana-de-açúcar, de aproximadamente 1,44 ha na qual foi estabelecida uma malha quadrada de 49 pontos, eqüidistantes 20 m entre si, para a retirada de solo para analise. Foram coletadas amostras em duas profundidades: 0,00 – 0,20 m e 0,20 – 0,40 m. Foram analisadas a textural do solo, densidade, umidade, porosidade, densidade seca máxima e umidade critica, ambas obtidas pelo ensaio de Proctor Normal, grau de compactação, carbono orgânico, Resistência a penetração, índice de compressão e tensão de pré-compactação, obedecendo-se a metodologia da Embrapa ou ABNT para as analises citadas. Os resultados obtidos foram submetidos a análise estatística descritiva e correlação de Pearson. Também, investigou-se a dependência espacial das variáveis, através da ferramenta geoestatistica, com obtenção de semivariograma e os mapas de distribuição das variáveis. Foi encontrada dependência espacial em todas as variáveis, cujos alcances variaram de 20,25 a 90 m de distancia, indicando que algumas variáveis podem ser coletadas em maiores distâncias, no caso de pesquisas futuras na mesma área. A umidade e a textura do solo apresentaram boa correlação entre si e com as demais variáveis. O documento está estruturado em 3 capítulos: no primeiro, apresenta-se uma revisão das pesquisas científicas referentes às áreas de Tabuleiros Costeiros, suas características, bem como problemas que este tipo de solo pode sofrer devido ao mau manejo, suas conseqüências e métodos identificação da degradação do solo. No Capítulo 2, foi investigada a ocorrência de dependência espacial de atributos físicos do solo e do carbono orgânico presente em sua estrutura. No Capitulo 3, a susceptibilidade do solo a compactação foi investigada através de seus atributos físicos e mecânicos e posterior correlação entre os dados.

Em geral, as recomendações normativas sugerem a utilização de materiais granulares para a construção de estruturas em solo reforçado, principalmente devido à sua elevada resistência ao cisalhamento e boa capacidade de drenagem. No entanto, nem sempre há disponibilidade deste tipo de material no entorno das obras, tornando o uso dos solos finos imperativo para a viabilização desta solução. No Brasil, solos residuais finos são encontrados em abundância e, muitas vezes, apresentam excelentes parâmetros de resistência ao cisalhamento e baixa compressibilidade. Contudo, o seu uso pode induzir poro-pressões indesejáveis durante a construção ou cisalhamento do aterro reforçado. Por outro lado, as elevadas sucções matriciais que podem persistir em seu interior geram um aumento na estabilidade dos maciços reforçados. Neste contexto, este trabalho apresenta os resultados experimentais e discute o efeito da variação climática (umedecimento e secagem) na resistência de interface solo coesivo-fita polimérica de uma estrutura de contenção em solo reforçado. Os ensaios foram realizados com amostras compactadas de um solo residual de gnaisse típico da cidade de São Paulo e uma fita polimérica de alta aderência. Os corpos de prova foram submetidos a ensaios de cisalhamento direto e de arrancamento sob três diferentes níveis de tensão normal e de sucção, além da condição inundada. Ensaios triaxiais saturados (CU) e não saturados (CW) foram realizados para a determinação da envoltória de resistência tridimensional do solo, avaliação da eficiência da interação solo-reforço e para a verificação do comportamento da água intersticial durante o cisalhamento. Os resultados indicam que o solo coesivo em questão apresenta excelentes parâmetros de resistência ao cisalhamento, elevada capacidade de se manter sob pressões negativas da água intersticial e uma eficiente interação com as fitas poliméricas, o que possibilitaria a execução de estruturas estáveis quanto ao arrancamento dos reforços. Além disso, sugerem um crescimento não linear da máxima resistência de interface com o aumento da sucção matricial do solo e uma tendência de redução dos coeficientes de atrito aparente solo-reforço (f*) com o umedecimento das amostras. Porém, mostraram que a sucção matricial exerce pouca influência na resistência residual da interface solo reforço. / Current specifications for reinforced soil structures generally require the use of granular backfill due to their high strength, well drainage capacity and low volume change potential. However, in cases where granular fills are not easily and readily available, poorly draining soils should be used to enable the implementation of a mechanically stabilized earth wall (MSEW). In Brazil, the fine-grained residual soils that cover large areas of its territory frequently present high shear strengths and low compressibility. However, the use of cohesive soils can cause unwanted effects in structure stability due to the water content variations of the backfill soil, and the potential development of pore-water pressures or loss of strength. On the other hand, matric suctions may increase the soil-geosynthetic interface shear strength. In this context, this study presents the experimental results and discusses the effects of seasonal climatic variations (wetting and drying) on shear strength of soil-geosynthetic straps interfaces under unsaturated conditions. For the laboratory investigation, a compacted residual soil of gneiss composed of 80% silty sand passed through a 0.075mm sieve, sourced from São Paulo city, and a high-tenacity polyester strap were used. Direct shear and pullout tests were conducted with three different net normal stresses and levels of matric suction, besides the inundated condition. Triaxial tests under saturated (CU) and unsaturated (CW) conditions with suction measurement using a high capacity tensiometer were performed in order to evaluate the shear strength parameters of the unsaturated soil, the interface efficiency of the soil-geosynthetic strap and the pore water pressure variations during shear. The results indicate that the cohesive soil used in this study has excellent shear strength parameters, a high capacity to maintain negative pore water pressures and presents an efficient interaction with the geosynthetics straps, which would allow the implementation of a stable MSEW for failure by pullout. Furthermore they reveal that the peak shear strength of the soil-geosynthetic strap interface increases nonlinearly with the soil suction, while the apparent friction factor (f*) decreases with the increase in molding moisture contents. On the other hand, the effect of suction on the post-peak shear strength of the interface was negligible.