Abstract: Development of the three-dimensional vector analysis of keyblock rotations is presented and described for tetrahedral blocks. The possibility to incorporate loads of every kind is introduced by using rigid body dynamics. ...

Abstract: In this paper, a procedure is proposed for calculating the interaction diagram of a vertical pile group subject to axial load and biaxial moments; equations are then applied to the AASHTO LRFD code. Several cases are ...

Abstract: This paper presents a numerical investigation of the effect of a verification core hole on the point bearing capacity of drilled shafts installed in clay shales. The verification core extracted at the shaft tip may reduce ...

Abstract: Pontesei Dam is a major concrete dam built after World War II across the canyon of Maè Creek (Valle di Zoldo) in the Italian Eastern Alps. Just upstream from the dam, a gully discharges water from steep mountains. The only ...

Abstract: The paper describes the geotechnical and structural, reliability-based design of micropile foundations for a factory in Costa Rica, along with its construction issues. The chaotic nature of the very loose soil led the ...

Abstract: A new membrane boundary that applies realistic fluid confining pressure has been developed for modeling triaxial tests on intact rock by using the discrete element method. To realistically simulate the confining pressure, ...

Abstract: In the 17th century the town of Chioggia, located in the Italian Venetian Lagoon, was connected to the mainland by an unreinforced masonry bridge called Ponte Lungo (long bridge) composed of an elegant sequence of masonry ...

Abstract: Verification core holes are important tools in ascertaining the properties of the bed rock at the bottom of drilled shafts. However, it is unknown whether verification core holes fill during concrete placement; if they ...