Abstract: This article presents a two‐dimensional finite element method for the solution of the advection‐dispersion transport equation for multicomponent contaminants. While the approach described is general, the analysis presented ...

Abstract: Soil-structure interaction is traditionally simplified to prescribed boundary conditions or modeled by joint elements. Both of these approaches are limited to small and continuous relative displacements at the interface. ...

Abstract: Laboratory freezing tests were performed on laterally confined samples of lightly overconsolidated fine-grained soil exposed to one-dimensional freezing at a constant temperature gradient. Pore-water pressures and temperatures ...

Abstract: This paper presents experimental investigation into the effects of particle size distribution of subgrade soil on mud pumping. The results show that subgrade soils with higher fine contents do not necessarily lead to more ...

Abstract: Soil clogging occurred in the early construction stage of Nanchang Metro Line 1, China, when an earth balance pressure (EPB) shield passed through the argillaceous siltstone with a total content of clay minerals of 40.5%. ...

Abstract: An experimental study was performed to investigate the effects of suction history on the hydraulic and stress-strain behavior of unsaturated soils. Test results show that, even if the same path of net stress and suction ...

Abstract: The neutron probe has proven to be an effective means for monitoring long term in situ soil moisture variations. However, it is difficult to experimentally correlate neutron probe data (i.e., neutron counts) with accurate ...

Abstract: The paper presents a case study for numerical analysis of the consolidation behavior of an instrumented trial embankment constructed on a soft soil foundation. Details are given to the geological profile, field instrumentation, ...

Abstract: This article presents an automatic Newton‐Raphson method for solving nonlinear finite element equations. It automatically subincrements a series of given coarse load increments so that the local load path error in the ...

Abstract: A finite-element model was adopted to numerically simulate compaction-grouted soil nails with multiple grout bulbs. The numerical model was first verified by the corresponding experimental results. Then a series of numerical ...