Abstract: Rankine pressure involves the special case of active earth pressure and merely considers the influence of the internal friction angle; however, the analytical solution for the general case involving a rough retaining wall, ...

Abstract: The current analytical solutions for axisymmetric active earth pressure are based on certain hypothetical relationships between the circumferential stress, the average stress of the meridional plane, and the main shear ...

Abstract: Jointed rock masses with different orientations and spacings are widely exposed in rock engineering applications, such as underground caverns, slopes, and tunnels, which significantly influence the rock engineering stability ...

Abstract: Previous in situ observations have suggested that bottom water temperature variations in shelf seas can drive significant ocean bottom heat flux (BHF) by heat conduction. The BHF-driven bottom water temperature variations, ...

Abstract: The anisotropic morphology of natural joints always affects their shear behavior. This experimental study aimed at exploring the anisotropic wear damage of asperities for natural joints under direct shearing tests. For ...