Abstract: The existence of large magnitude stresses at the tip of a bearing pile is a well known phenomenon leading to crushing of soil grains and thus affecting pile behavior. Classical foundation design calculations which assume ...

Abstract: It is known that the mechanical properties of low-plasticity silt are similar to those of sand, and yet silts are frequently used as coastal reclamation materials in many cities and industrial areas and will thus be ...

Abstract: Low plasticity silts are liquefiable and the dissipation of pore pressures after an earthquake will be accompanied by densification and compression of the soil skeleton. Anisotropic rather than isotropic stress distributions ...

Abstract: Artificial islands often consist of layers of alluvial clay and reclaimed soil of varying order and thickness. Soft clay layers have nonlinear characteristics and can both amplify and attenuate earthquake ground motions. ...