Abstract: By adopting the energy method, a method of calculating the stability of the rotational composite shell is presented that takes into account the influence of nonlinear prebuckling deformations and stresses on the buckling ...

Abstract: This paper shows that for perfect plasticity, the closest point projection method (CPPM) and the cutting plane algorithm (CPA) for return mapping are exactly equivalent for piecewise linear yield criteria under both ...

Abstract: Two well-known return mapping algorithms, the closest point projection method (CPPM) and the cutting plane algorithm (CPA), have been analyzed in detail in relation to two classical failure problems in geomechanics, namely, ...

Abstract: Resistance factors are used to account for the uncertainties associated with pile resistance in load and resistance factor design (LRFD). Current design codes and most previous studies recommend a single resistance factor ...

Abstract: Coupled Biot consolidation theory was combined with the random finite-element method to investigate the consolidation behavior of soil deposits with spatially variable properties in one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional ...

Abstract: The paper investigates the probability of failure of slopes using both traditional and more advanced probabilistic analysis tools. The advanced method, called the random finite-element method, uses elastoplasticity in a ...

Abstract: The prediction of time-dependent deformations of embankments constructed on soft soils is essential for preloading or surcharge design. The predictions can be obtained by Bayesian back analysis methods progressively based ...

Abstract: This technical note used the random finite-element method (RFEM) to investigate the influence of soil strength variability on the limit load of a shallow passive trapdoor embedded in cohesive soil. The mean undrained shear ...

Abstract: The loss of effective stress due to increasing excess pore pressure that results in the upward migration of soil particles, that is, subgrade fluidization and mud pumping, has been a critical issue for railways over many ...