Abstract: Seasonal cycles of moisture and suction variation in shallow clay masses create repeating episodes of soil shrinkage and swelling that can adversely affect a wide variety of structures including pavements, shallow foundations, ...

Abstract: This paper presents a cyclic equivalent spring (p-y) model describing lateral soil resistance on offshore well conductors and piles in normally to lightly overconsolidated clays subjected to fatigue cyclic motions. Improved ...

Abstract: Embedded plates provide an attractive anchorage alternative for mooring floating structures owing to their light weight and high efficiency. They can be installed through a variety of means, including suction, driving, or ...

Abstract: This paper presents a plastic limit analysis of the lateral load capacity of suction caissons in an anisotropic, purely cohesive soil assuming conditions of rotational symmetry about the vertical or gravity axis. The ...