Abstract: The phenomenon of transient water flow in earth embankments is examined. State‐of‐the‐art solution techniques and their shortcomings are outlined. It is hypothesized that better solutions are obtainable through centrifugal ...

Abstract: This paper presents an experimental study of the strength in anisotropic clays by means of centrifuge model, cone penetration, and vane shear tests. To understand the effects of void ratio, overconsolidation ratio, and ...

Abstract: This paper describes the stress‐strain response of a cohesive soil subjected to stress‐induced anisotropy. A directional shear cell (DSC) is utilized in the experiments. The DSC is capable of applying independently controlled ...

Abstract: A series of centrifuge tests were conducted to investigate the seismic behavior of fixed-base, cantilever, retaining walls supporting saturated, liquefiable, cohesionless backfills. Accelerations, bending strains, deflections, ...

Abstract: To facilitate the modeling and simulation of lunar activities and natural processes, various lunar soil simulants have been created. In particular, Johnson Space Center Number One lunar soil simulant (JSC-1) has come into ...

Abstract: Recently, several studies on the dissipation of excess pore pressure in liquefied sandy grounds have been reported on evaluation of postliquefaction behavior of structures. To further contribute to the understanding of ...