Abstract: Many soft-clay deposits are overlain by a stiffer layer or crust. The stiff upper layer spreads the applied loads over a wide surface of the soft soil providing an effect similar to surcharge stress. The bearing capacity ...

Abstract: Mindlin's solution for surface vertical displacement due to a horizontal force at depth is first examined and then integrated for shear stresses acting on a long rectangular reinforcing strip. Four types (constant, linear ...

Abstract: The fly ash produced from thermal power plants (TPP) is disposed of in the form of slurry into ash ponds, lagoons, or dykes. Fly ash slurry, after undergoing sedimentation and consolidation processes under its own self-weight, ...

Abstract: A two-dimensional finite-element analysis based on PLAXIS 2D was used to study the behavior of connected and unconnected back-to-back mechanically stabilized earth walls under earthquake loading. The numerical model was ...