Abstract: The displacement-based design methods for bridge abutments, essentially cantilever retaining walls, require an input of expected ground motion on-site. For major projects, these motions are obtained based on site-specific ...

Abstract: Various aspects of the mechanical behavior of kaolin clay are discussed in light of experimental observations from a series of strain controlled true triaxial undrained tests performed on cubical kaolin clay specimens with ...

Abstract: The influence of intermediate principal stress on the mechanical behavior of overconsolidated kaolin clay is investigated using three-dimensional true triaxial testing on cubical specimens. A flexible boundary, true triaxial ...

Abstract: This study investigates the effect of loading boundary conditions on the mechanical behavior of cuboidal sand specimens during plane strain (PS) testing. Deformation-controlled PS compression tests were performed with ...

Abstract: A Duo-pile foundation system can be an effective alternative where control of lateral deflection under eccentric lateral loads is stringent, e.g., in elevated highways and railways. Three-dimensional (3D) numerical analysis ...

Abstract: The effect of principal stress rotation on the mechanical behavior of Kaolin clay is investigated using combined axial-torsional tests on hollow cylindrical specimens. The yielding behavior and failure criteria are found ...

Abstract: The influence of perturbation magnitude and extent of area on the emergence of localized instability in sand specimens subjected to biaxial loading has been explored within a numerical framework using a generalized 3D ...