Abstract: The seismic bearing capacity of a strip-surface foundation resting on a Mohr-Coulomb material is evaluated. The upper-bound theorem of the yield design theory is used to obtain an estimate of the ultimate load. The loading ...

Abstract: Classical micromechanics approaches for heterogeneous media assume perfect bonding between phases, implying that both displacement and stress vectors are continuous across the interface between the phases. When nanoinclusions ...

Abstract: Classical micromechanics approaches for heterogeneous media assume perfect bonding between phases, implying that both displacement and stress vectors are continuous across the interface between the phases. When nanoinclusions ...

Abstract: A general three-dimensional micromechanical approach to modeling anisotropic damage of brittle materials such as concrete, rocks, or certain ceramics is presented. Damage is analyzed as a direct consequence of microcracks ...

Abstract: This paper considers a saturated porous medium in which the matrix is a cracked solid. Progressive crack closure is responsible for an overall nonlinear poroelastic behavior. The state equations of nonlinear poroelasticity ...