Abstract: This paper presents the results of monitoring the diaphragm wall and ground surface settlement and three-dimensional finite element analyses of the Xizhi excavation case history. The Xizhi excavation was 9.2 m deep, covering ...

Abstract: This study investigates basal heave stability of deep excavations in soft clay using FEM with reduced shear strength. Three failure and one excessive deformation case histories are utilized. Three methods of estimating ...

Abstract: Microbubble enhanced high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is of great interest to tissue ablation for tumor treatment such as in liver and brain cancers. To accurately characterize the acoustic and thermal fields during ...