Abstract: The plastic limit analysis method is adopted to derive a criterion for piping in particulate solids discharged from prismatic and cylindrical bins. Plane, rectangular, and circular cross sections ...

Abstract: Depending on the stress state, a bulk solid, regarded as the elastic-plastic material, can exhibit workhardening, worksoftening or perfectly plastic properties. During continuing motion, the solid ...

Abstract: The effect of nonlinearity of the failure criterion on the passive thrust on smooth and rough vertical retaining walls is studied theoretically. Limit analysis upper bound estimates based on block-type failure mechanisms ...

Abstract: A general, three-dimensional formulation of the elastoplastic refined Superior sand constitutive model is presented. The model is aimed at realistic simulation of liquefaction phenomena occurring in loose saturated granular ...

Abstract: A viscoelastic solution of the diametral compression of short cylinders has recently been presented by Zhang et al. The solution is based on Hondros's elastic solution and applies to any load history. In this paper, the ...

Abstract: The diametral compression of short cylinders is generally accepted as the convenient and accurate test method for evaluating the mechanical properties of asphalt concrete mixtures. In particular, the test serves to determine ...

Abstract: There is ample evidence based on uniaxial (unconfined) compression that asphalt concrete exhibits behavior that depends on the loading or straining rate. This paper describes the results of an experimental program aimed ...