2022 September - 15 articles
The objective of this study is to develop data-driven predictive models for peak rotation and factor of safety for tipping-over failure of rocking shallow foundations during earthquake loading using multiple nonlinear machine learning (ML) algorithms...
The variations of seismic velocity prior to the occurrence of major seismic events are an indicator of the rock mass performance subjected to mining-induced stress. There have been no prior field-scale studies to examine stress change within the rock...
Saline conditions govern soil behavior during evaporation, thereby affecting the water budget in semi-arid regions. This research examined the effects of saline pore fluid on soil behavior during evaporation. The results indicated volumetric reductio...
Buried continuous pipelines are prone to failure due to permanent ground deformation as a result of fault rupture. Since the failure mode is dependent on a number of factors, a probabilistic approach is necessary to correctly compute the seismic risk...
Surface-active solutes that exist in the subsurface either naturally (humic acid) or as a result of anthropogenic activities (alcohols, surfactants, PFAS) alter the hydraulic and geotechnical properties of the unsaturated porous media. The alteration...
In highway slopes (HWS) constructed on high expansive clay soil (HECS), in situ moisture variation is an environmentally driven variable that can significantly impact the safety of the constructed soil. Electrical resistivity imaging (ERI) is a non-d...
The classical Neumann boundary value problem of an isotropic, homogeneous elastic half-plane under plane strain conditions is readdressed as the limiting case of the fully three-dimensional problem. Analytical solutions of the stress and strain tenso...
Prime materials involved in a problem such as underground structures are concrete, reinforcement steel, and geo-material surrounding the tunnel. Among these three materials, concrete and steel are manufactured materials and their properties can be co...
This study focuses on the stability analysis of slopes reinforced by soil nailing. The effects of slope geometry and nail parameters on slope stability are investigated using PLAXIS 2D. Four different slope angles and three different backslope angles...
A new method for implicit integration of the Mohr-Coulomb non-smooth multisurface plasticity models is presented, and Koiter’s requirements are incorporated exactly within the proposed algorithm. Algorithmic and numerical complexities are ident...
Several studies have been reported in published literature on analytical solutions for a laterally loaded pile installed in a homogeneous single soil layer. However, piles are rarely installed in an ideal homogeneous single soil layer. The present st...
Numerous studies have been reported in the published literature on analytical solutions for a vertically loaded pile installed in a homogeneous single soil layer. However, piles are rarely installed in an ideal homogeneous single soil layer. This stu...
Circular/spherical rigid particle models that were initially applied to rock fracture studies were not able to match the ratio of the compressive strength to tensile strength that occurs in rock. In addition, the predicted macroscopic friction angle...
Gravity-driven mass flows are typically large-scale complex multi-phase phenomena involving multiple interacting phases. Various types of mass flows usually exhibit distinct behaviors in their formation, propagation and deposition. In such large-scal...
Over the conventional limit equilibrium method and limit analysis method, the finite element method is advantageous, especially for slopes involving complex failure mechanisms where the critical slip surfaces cannot be represented by log spirals and...
