Abstract: The dilatometer was first introduced by Marchetti in 1975. This new in situ device has a very large potential in evaluating some important soil properties. The knowledge of drainage conditions during penetration is an ...

Abstract: This manuscript begins with a brief overview of the tied‐back wall system. Then it proceeds to different factors of safety used in designing this structure type. Furthermore, the effect of anchor free length is demonstrated ...

Abstract: Despite preceding studies of transients in non-Newtonian fluids that use two-dimensional (2D) models to predict the velocity gradient required to estimate unsteady losses, this study proposes an efficient one-dimensional ...

Abstract: This technical note reassesses the prevailing understanding of lateral-contraction scour at bridge waterways. Herein, lateral contraction (or simply contraction) implies a reduction of flow width. Nonuniform flow to and ...

Abstract: Passage of overweighted commercial vehicles is one of the significant causes of damage to the pavement and structural components of bridges. Weigh-in-motion (WIM) systems can currently detect real-time traffic data; however, ...

Abstract: Pull force estimation in horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is an essential step during the planning phases. Pull force calculation can be relatively complicated when considering variations during the HDD construction ...

Abstract: This paper addresses the problem of algorithmic prediction of protein folding pathways, namely, the transient three-dimensional conformations of protein molecules during folding, under constrained rates of entropy change. ...