Abstract: The finite element analysis of transient water flow through unsaturated–saturated soils was used to investigate effects of hydraulic characteristics, initial relative degree of saturation, methods to consider boundary ...

Abstract: The base stability of circular excavations in soft clay is expected to be larger than rectangular excavations due to the shape effect. Up to the present, however, the base stability of circular excavations is usually ...

Abstract: An assessment of three-dimensional slope stability analysis methods in terms of safety factors using several idealized sliding masses composed of plane sliding surfaces was made. Three-dimensional safety factors were ...

Abstract: A new numerical method is introduced to analyze traffic‐induced ground vibrations three‐dimensionally on the basis of a dynamic elastic finite element method. A set of examples are examined to investigate the effect of ...