Abstract: This paper presents an overview of a finite-element-method (FEM) approach for the calculation of the dynamic stiffness of circular, externally pressurized gas thrust bearings with a nonuniform ...

Abstract: Soil sampling and pressuremeter testing involve drilling boreholes. As a result of the removal of overburden pressure, the stresses in the soil surrounding a borehole are altered from their initial states, resulting in ...

Abstract: The uplifting of marina piles clue to a process known as ice jacking (cyclic incremental pullout of the pile by an ice sheet) is a widespread phenomena in many large bodies of water in northern regions. An effort has been ...