Abstract: The role of gravity in the consolidation of a relatively soft soil layer of large thickness is assessed analytically. Under the assumption of small deformation, Terzaghi's equation is modified and solved for a surface ...

Abstract: The effect of sudden convergence of a rectangular channel on the scattering of a solitary wave and the subsequent evolution is assessed. Separation loss is treated approximately by invoking a hydraulic loss formula for ...

Abstract: For protection against storm tides, four mobile barriers, each of which consists of 20 gates hinged at the bottom axis, have been proposed to span the three inlets of the Venice lagoon. In stormy weather these gates are ...

Abstract: A linearized theory of one‐dimensional thermoelastic consolidation is given for a layer of soft soil such as clay. Emphasis is placed on the effects of gravity in the presence of heat‐induced volume changes in both the ...