... exist at intended project sites. The use of 3D FE analyses to model long-term cyclic behaviour at sand sites presents two main challenges, as summarised below. constitutive relations finite-element modelling full-scale tests high-cycle accumulation numerical modelling repeated loading soil...

... behaviour repeated loading soil/structure interaction Soil–structure interaction is present in every civil engineering project. For some applications, notably offshore foundations, piles, pipelines and tunnels, there are long-term effects to consider. For example, thermal expansion and contraction...

... gravels reinforced soils repeated loading The mechanical response of railway ballast to cyclic loading has been investigated since at least the 1970s (Shenton, 1978 ; Guérin et al., 1999 ; Lackenby et al., 2007 ; Aursudkij et al., 2009 ; Aingaran, 2014 ; Sun...

...Rakesh Sai Malisetty; Buddhima Indraratna; Yujie Qi; Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn Understanding and quantifying the long-term deformation behaviour of granular materials under repeated loads is imperative for ensuring the longevity of railway tracks. One of the most relevant characteristics...

... into the influence of R b % on the permanent strain rate ( ε ˙ p ) and the deformation mechanism under repeated loading is very limited. In the current study, the cyclic deformation response for waste mixtures of steel furnace slag (SFS), coal wash (CW) and rubber crumbs (RC) is analysed...

... repeated loading vibration water supply As a major transportation mode, high-speed railway (HSR) in China has witnessed booming development in past decades. Recently, heavy rainfall has been occurring frequently in southeast China where HSR has been densely constructed (Xu et al., 2011...

... in SANISAND-MS both by the bounding and the memory surfaces through the plastic modulus K_p © 2021 Thomas Telford Ltd 2021 constitutive relations finite-element modelling footings/foundations offshore engineering repeated loading The offshore wind energy sector...

... constitutive relations liquefaction plasticity repeated loading sands stiffness stress path During the dynamic analysis of geostructures, the phenomenon of sand liquefaction is a predominant event that must be accounted for. Hence, the underlying mechanism and patterns of liquefaction have been...

... in a (z, r, θ) cylindrical coordinate system for a hollow-cylinder sample is given in Fig. 1 . 28 02 2019 19 06 2020 © 2020 Thomas Telford Ltd 2020 elasticity laboratory tests repeated loading sands stiffness Environmental (e.g. wave or wind), traffic...

..., provided the original work is properly cited. laboratory tests piles & piling repeated loading sands soil/structure interaction The vast majority of offshore wind turbines (OWTs) are supported on monopile foundations; in Europe monopiles represent 87% of all installed OWT foundations...

... Thomas Telford Ltd 2019 deformation laboratory tests liquefaction repeated loading sands strain In drained tests, strain localisation of soils is quantitatively investigated using stereo photography (Harris et al., 1995 ; Mokni & Desrues, 1998 ; Desrues & Viggiani...

... pressures of 20, 40 and 100 kPa have been suggested for railway subgrade testing by Shahu et al. (2000) , and in most of the pavement structure they can be expected to be less than 35 kPa (Miller et al., 2000). Network Rail (2005) uses the repeated load triaxial test apparatus...

... = M max M R © 2018 Thomas Telford Ltd 2018 laboratory tests offshore engineering piles & piling plasticity repeated loading sands stiffness Offshore wind plays an important role in the transition to low carbon energy supply, and has developed rapidly over...

.... , Breul , P. , Saussine , G. & Radjai , F. (2012). Stability, deformation, and variability of granular fills composed of polyhedral particles . Phys. Rev. E   86 , No. 3 , 031308 . Raymond , G. P. & Williams , D. R. (1978). Repeated load triaxial tests on dolomite...

... testing. full-scale tests pipes & pipelines repeated loading sands soil/structure interaction Pipelines are frequently buried to protect them from frost and above-ground activities. The backfill soil surrounding the pipe is a source not only of transverse restraint (in the downward...

... on the Boussinesq equation, whose solution was found to be in good agreement with the finite-element results. 18 10 2016 01 12 2017 © 2018 Thomas Telford Ltd 2018 dynamics embankments finite-element modelling piles & piling repeated loading Among the various types...

... use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. laboratory tests pore pressures repeated loading stiffness torsion Railway track foundation materials play an essential role in ensuring the stability of the track structure...

.... Fig. 2. Sketches of incremental loading waveforms applied in: (a) CT tests; (b) CHCA tests clays deformation embankments laboratory tests repeated loading stiffness stress path Table 1. Index properties of tested Wenzhou soft clay Index properties Value...

... were accumulated using an equivalent number of load cycles. There was good agreement between the predicted and measured deformation. 16 06 2016 18 10 2016 © 2016 Thomas Telford Ltd 2016 constitutive relations deformation embankments plasticity repeated loading time...

... of sliding resistance of a tolerably mobile mudmat foundation are proposed in this paper to assist design practice. clays consolidation footings/foundations offshore engineering repeated loading Subsea mudmats that support seabed infrastructure for deep-water oil and gas developments...