Abstract: Ocean energy converters (OECs) are becoming a more popular source of electricity generated from the ocean. The main obstacle associated with the use of OECs is their high initial installation cost. In light of this, ...

Abstract: The cavity expansion approach has been a popular tool to interpret a wide range of geotechnical problems over the last several decades. Most previous research focused on the expansion of cylindrical and/or spherical cavities, ...

Abstract: Rigorous modeling of the stress-induced anisotropy of soils with different stress histories and loading conditions typically requires advanced constitutive models. However, calibration of state-of-the-art constitutive ...

Abstract: Pile drivability predictions require information on the pile geometry, impact hammer, and the soil resistance to driving (SRD). Current SRD prediction methods are based on databases of long slender piles from the oil and ...

Abstract: Coupled hydromechanical finite-element modeling of granular soils, taking into account internal erosion, is computationally prohibitive. Alternative data-driven approaches require large data sets for training and often ...