...Guillermo J Zavala, MS; Miguel A Pando, PhD, PEng; Youngjin Park, PhD; Rafael Aguilar, PhD This paper describes a simplified approach based on constant-volume cyclic simple shear (CSS) tests with uniform sinusoidal loading that can predict failure of dry sands under general shear stress–time...

...-made causes. Furthermore, the increasing demand for engineered cut-and-fills, construction near or on slopes and so on, has increased the need to understand the mechanism of slope failure and develop techniques to stabilise the slopes. Stability of slopes depends on the balance between a driving force...

..., and the main causes were not completely elucidated, but bad/poor mortar behaviour along with ground movement bellow the pillars was pointed out at that time. The rehabilitation of both failures, in the north and in the south dock, was designed as presented in Figure 6 , with a sheet pile curtain (BZVR...

... work is properly cited. excavation failure waste management & disposal a_i, b_i parameters B Biot’s coefficient d damage E Young’s modulus of Callovo-Oxfordian Argillite (COx...

... are now functions of the original stability number and depth ratio. The obtained numerical results are compared and validated by using rigorous upper- and lower-bound finite-element limit analysis, as well as other existing solutions available in the literature. Surface failure extents are also examined...

...Fei Zhao; Qiang Sun; Duoxing Yang; Weiqiang Zhang In order to study the effects of pre-existing fissures on the failure characteristics of granite after high-temperature treatment, granite samples containing three different sets of fissures were heated at different temperatures (100–800°C...

... Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (corresponding author: zhang_baogu@126.com) 11 09 2018 27 03 2019 dams, barrages & reservoirs failure geotechnical...

...Kenneth Imo-Imo Eshiet, PhD, CEng, FHEA, MICE; Dongmin Yang, PhD, FHEA, MIMechE, CEng; Yong Sheng, PhD, FHEA A numerical model is developed to simulate fluid flow conditions around a wellbore and to evaluate mechanisms governing fluid flow, pressure gradients, rock failure and the ensuing sand...

... of this licence may be seen at Link to the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence. dynamics failure piles & piling Pile foundations are broadly used in industrial, transportation and civil construction. Correct determination of pile capacity is very important for the proper design, construction...

...Dowon Park, MSc, SM ASCE; Radoslaw L Michalowski, PhD, F.ASCE A three-dimensional limit analysis of slopes is presented in this paper, based on a right circular cone failure surface. The associated translational mechanism appears to yield better assessment of the safety in isotropic rock than...