Abstract: In this paper, a homogeneous type of kinetic rate laws of local internal variables and its corresponding macroscopic behaviors, are explored within the framework of “normality structures” by ...

Abstract: In this paper, Biot's consolidation of layered soil is solved by the finite layer (strip) method based on quasi‐variational as well as least square approaches. The two‐ (three‐) dimensional medium is idealized by as many ...

Abstract: When a pile is embedded in a consolidating ground (e.g., newly reclaimed land), soil may settle more than the pile, thus generating negative skin friction along the pile shaft. This negative friction induces additional ...

Abstract: Based on the curvilinear coordinate system, the spline finite strip method is extended to the elasto‐static analysis of circular and noncircular box‐girder bridges. As the curvature effect cannot be ignored, the webs of ...

Abstract: Full-scale field tests were performed to study the behavior of two steel H-piles jacked into dense sandy soils. The maximum embedded length of the test piles was over

Abstract: The spline finite strip method was developed recently as a complement to the semi‐analytical finite strip method in dealing with problems involving mixed boundary conditions, concentrated loads, and continuous spans. In ...

Abstract: Soil nailing is commonly used for stabilizing cut slopes and retaining structures. The technique is, however, seldom used in stabilizing old loose fill slopes that were not constructed to the current standards. There is a ...

Abstract: Results of field monitoring of moisture content and matric suction at the crest and berm of a large cut slope in completely decomposed granite in Hong Kong are reported. Field moisture content and matric suction clearly ...

Abstract: This paper presents the findings of a digital image analysis based study of clay fills, compacted with dynamic compaction for a building foundation in northeast Beijing, People’s Republic of China. Three levels of compaction ...