Abstract: The state-of-the-practice uses the “simplified procedure” for evaluating liquefaction susceptibility of soils. Based on this procedure, liquefaction charts have been developed that correlate soil resistance to earthquake-induced ...

Abstract: In this technical note, an evaluation of the robustness and predictive ability of a constitutive model for sands is performed. The model is shown to capture the main features of sand behavior under both drained and undrained ...

Abstract: Recent criteria have been developed to describe the onset of static liquefaction in constitutive models. This paper expands the theory to a finite-element framework in order to predict potentially unstable regions in ...

Abstract: Quantifying the effect of reduced gravity on the behavior of granular matter is essential to understanding the evolution of planetary morphology and will likely affect the design of future extraterrestrial habitats. Yet ...

Abstract: Various papers have presented different methods for computations of mechanics and kinematics of discrete structural systems. However, little has been done in comparing and benchmarking the seismic response from two different ...

Abstract: This paper discusses the results of 1∶25 scale shake table tests evaluating the seismic response of multiblock tower structures (MTSs) conceived as energy storage systems. The tests described here are a part of a comprehensive ...