Abstract: This paper presents the derivation of elastic moduli for granular material including the effects of pressure sensitivity and anisotropy. The moduli of a granular medium are derived from a micromechanical approach. The ...

Abstract: As a consequence of unequal loading or variable soil conditions, longitudinal bending of buried gravity pipes leads to circumferential pipe cracking or joint opening, which results in groundwater infiltration or leakage. ...

Abstract: An experimental study was performed to investigate the effects of an acid solution on the mechanical strength and the microstructure of biocemented sand. The tests were performed on small triaxial samples extracted from a ...