Abstract: It is indisputable that nonuniformities of stresses and strains exist in soils tested not only in the simple shear apparatus (SSA) but in the triaxial apparatus as well. These nonuniformities alone cannot explain the ...

Abstract: Large permanent displacements of anchored retaining walls such as quay walls, sheet‐pile walls, and bulkheads are often reported in the literature after moderate to strong seismic activity. In most cases, liquefaction of ...

Abstract: Free‐field limit analysis of a homogeneous layer of dry soil excited by uniform horizontal and vertical acceleration components leads to simple equations describing various stages of inertial shear fluidization. Orientations ...

Abstract: Block-faced geosynthetic reinforced soil retaining walls, referred to as “segmental” retaining walls, have been extensively used in recent years as permanent civil engineering structures. The disjointed concrete facing ...

Abstract: Field and laboratory observations of seismic settlements of shallow foundations on granular soils that are not attributable to changes in density or liquefaction are explained in terms of seismic degradation of bearing ...