Abstract: A barrette is a large cross section rectangular pile. Due to dependence of the flexural stiffness of the rectangular section on its orientation and the nonlinear behavior of barrette materials, loading direction affects ...

Abstract: To date the microporosity structures of coarse soils with various coarse/fines contents are still not fully understood. In this study, the pore-size distributions (PSDs) of five types of soil varying from gravel to clay ...

Abstract: Dam risk analysis is at the heart of dam failure prevention and mitigation. In order to assess dam risk, it is essential to conduct a quantitative analysis of the process of a dam breach, which can be described by such ...

Abstract: This note studies settlement ratio,

Abstract: Dike risk management requires breaching parameters that can be estimated rapidly to support the prediction of inundation zones and decision making. The objectives of this paper are to compile a database of dike breaching ...

Abstract: A large-scale field-monitoring program for studying residual forces in long-driven piles is described. Eleven steel H-piles,

Abstract: Bridges that cross navigable waterways may be affected by accidental ship impacts. To better characterize ship impact loads on bridge pier structures, a comprehensive centrifuge model test program involving 48 ship impact ...

Abstract: How the design and actual founding depths of foundations correspond to the variability of geological conditions has long been a concern. This paper evaluates the spatial variability characteristics of as-built and estimated ...