Abstract: The granular layer, being the major structural component in low-volume roads, exhibits significant plasticity and undergoes both elastic and permanent deformation under repeated vehicular loading. Stress-dependent, nonlinear ...

Abstract: Traditional chemical stabilizers have been widely used for decades in order to enhance the strength and compressibility of soil. However, such stabilizers have been observed to create severe problems related to soil ...

Abstract: In this paper, the peripheral stability of a horseshoe-shaped tunnel in undrained clay with linearly increasing and directionally dependent strength is studied using the lower-bound theorem of plastic analysis coupled with ...

Abstract: This study evaluated the stability of circular tunnels constructed in anisotropic granular soil in the presence of surcharges on the ground surface and seismic loads. The stability problem was solved using the lower bound ...

Abstract: Seismic activity on a tunnel damages the tunnel support systems. The extent of the tunnel damage depends on the soil type, the magnitude of the earthquake acceleration, and the tunnel cover depth. Hence, analyzing the ...

Abstract: Complete analytical solutions were developed for horizontal and vertical seismic accelerations considering wave velocities varying with depth as a generalized power-law function. This was done by enforcing the traction-free ...

Abstract: The vertical uplift resistance for a group of two horizontal coaxial rigid strip anchors embedded in clay under undrained condition has been determined by using the upper bound theorem of limit analysis in combination with ...

Abstract: In the present study, extensive theoretical solutions in the form of charts have been generated based on a kinematically admissible translational mechanism for computing the passive resistance of cohesive-frictional soil ...

Abstract: The horizontal pullout capacity of vertical anchors embedded in sand has been determined by using an upper bound theorem of the limit analysis in combination with finite elements. The numerical results are presented in ...