Abstract: Entering the first half of the 21st century, the engineering profession must embrace a new mission statement—to contribute to the building of a more sustainable, stable, and equitable world. In particular, the engineering ...

Abstract: This paper shows how analytical solutions, proposed by the writers to predict in-situ stresses in rock masses with smooth and irregular topographies, can help in the selection of the alignment of unlined pressure tunnels ...

Abstract: This paper presents a new analytical method for determining the state of stress in a homogeneous, general anisotropic, and elastic half‐space limited by an irregular and smooth outer boundary. The half‐space represents a ...

Abstract: This paper presents an analytical solution that can be used as a simplified design aid when assessing the stability of concrete gravity dams with cracks at their base under usual load conditions. The solution is based on ...

Abstract: A parametric study is presented in this paper to show the effect of several parameters on the stresses induced by loads applied at the surface of anisotropic and regularly jointed rock masses. Factors considered include: ...

Abstract: Analytical models that describe the strength of jointed rock under a wide variety of multiaxial states of stress with one or two components being tensile are presented. The intact rock is. isotropic and its strength is ...

Abstract: A specific analytical solution for flow through a horizontal crack of finite length drained by a series of vertical drains is presented. The solution is used to derive diagrams of uplift pressure on the base of a dam and ...

Abstract: This paper describes a unique service-learning course designed to introduce students to sustainable human development through a combination of classroom, laboratory, and fieldwork exercises. It responds to a need to educate ...

Abstract: Water stress is increasingly affecting hundreds of millions of people around the world. In East Africa, severe and persistent drought periods negatively impact health and livelihoods. Drought increases reliance on mechanized ...

Abstract: An analytical solution is proposed to model the internal uplift pressures associated with cracks in older concrete gravity dams and assess drain effectiveness. Each crack is assumed to be finite, rectangular with constant ...