Abstract: The response of an inhomogeneous soil layer with exponentially varying stiffness with depth is explored using one-dimensional viscoelastic wave propagation theory. The governing equation is treated analytically, leading ...

Abstract: Kinematic bending of elastic single fixed-head piles in continuously inhomogeneous soil is explored in both static and dynamic regime. A generalized parabolic function is employed to describe the variable shear modulus in ...

Abstract: The kinematic bending and filtering potential of a fixed-head pile are explored when large shear strains are generated in the surrounding soil during the passage of seismic waves. The problem is treated numerically by ...