Abstract: A combined axial–torsional testing system was developed to investigate the effect of rotation of principal stresses on the three-dimensional mechanical behavior of Kaolin clay. Uniform and reproducible cohesive specimens ...

Abstract: A series of combined axial-torsional tests were performed to study the 3D mechanical behavior of kaolin clay in an undrained condition. Using the digital image analysis technique, discrete local deformation of the surface ...

Abstract: This paper explores hydraulic uncertainty in flood levee capacity, which results from the inability of mathematical models and/or empirical equations to describe completely the physical flow process of floods. The hydraulic ...

Abstract: The effect of principal stress rotation on the mechanical behavior of Kaolin clay is investigated using combined axial-torsional tests on hollow cylindrical specimens. The yielding behavior and failure criteria are found ...

Abstract: Multigrid methods use a series of successively coarser grids to accelerate the solution of equations arising from the numerical solution of partial differential equations. A grid-cell–based geographic information system ...

Abstract: This study presents an estimating method to calculate the static and the dynamic stresses in the geosynthetic-reinforced pile-supported track-bed (embankment), based on a series of full-scale model tests under train moving ...

Abstract: As an eco-friendly treatment method, the microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) approach has been widely adopted in sand, but its use on compacted fine-grained soils remains scarce. In this study, compacted ...

Abstract: A two-phase experimental program was generated on a full-scale two-story steel plate shear wall with reduced beam section connections and composite floors, to experimentally address the replaceability of infill panels ...

Abstract: The operation policy of Lake Shelbyville, Illinois has been modified several times in the past 20 years due to unusual weather conditions and changes in basin‐wide water resources development. A modified stochastic dynamic ...