Abstract: This paper presents a coupled approach using an artificial neural network (ANN) and the finite difference method (FDM) that has been developed to predict the distribution of axial load along fully grouted standard cable ...

Abstract: The construction and surcharge loading response of four full-scale reinforced-soil segmental retaining walls is simulated using the program FLAC. The numerical model implementation is described and constitutive models for ...

Abstract: A numerical finite-difference method (FLAC) model was used to investigate the influence of constitutive soil model on predicted response of two full-scale reinforced soil walls during construction and surcharge loading. ...

Abstract: A study has been conducted to develop a new generation of geosynthetic materials based on the tensoresistivity of polymers filled with electrically conducting particles. These materials, called sensor-enabled geosynthetics ...

Abstract: A novel technique is developed based on the piezoresistivity of electrically filled polymers to measure the tensile strain in modified geosynthetics without the need for conventional instrumentation (e.g., strain gauges). ...

Abstract: This paper describes the construction and testing of six 1-m-high model embankments constructed at three different gravimetric water content (GWC) values to study their performance and to validate a set of moisture reduction ...