Abstract: A large amount of field and experimental data has been devoted to rectangular excavations thus far. In contrast, very few data were available for cylindrical excavations, especially those with large diameters in thick soft ...

Abstract: Because of its large size (

Abstract: The excavation of a large-sized foundation pit for one skyscraper in Shanghai required installation of a 100-m diameter unpropped circular diaphragm wall at the pit center first, followed by installation of a multipropped ...

Abstract: Via analyzing the field instrumentation data, this study examines the structural behaviors of the multipropped diaphragm wall for excavation of the outer rectangular pit. The circumferential stresses in waler beams as well ...

Abstract: Water governance has been handled as a critical national issue in China since ancient times. Over thousands of years, water governance in China has evolved from flood control, irrigation, and navigation to modern large-scale ...

Abstract: Early stage cerebral aneurysms are characterized by the disruption of the internal elastic lamina. The cause of this breakdown is still not understood, but it has been conjectured to be due ...

Abstract: From 25 to 21, a large excavation (approximately 26,  m2 in plane) was conducted in stiff clay deposits for the Gate of the Orient building in Suzhou, China. To reduce project cost and shorten construction duration, composite ...

Abstract: Friction stir blind riveting is a new joining process for one-sided joining (compared with the two-sided access required for, for example, self-piercing riveting) of aluminum alloys, which ...