Abstract: Loading tests on nonuniform sand beds with a clay layer are carried out to make the effect of an interstratified weak layer on the ultimate bearing capacity clear. The tests are done under plane strain conditions using a ...

Abstract: To simulate numerically the microstructure of shear bands, the distinct element method was modified such that the effect of rolling resistance at contacts could be taken into account. To this end, the relative movement by ...

Abstract: A fabric tensor

Abstract: It is well known that the resistance to liquefaction of a saturated sand decreases sharply when it has been presheared, either cyclically or quasi statically, beyond a threshold value. The possible mechanism is discussed ...

Abstract: The interaction between soil particles and pore water makes the behavior of saturated and unsaturated soil complex. In this note, upward seepage flow through a granular material was idealized using a one-column particle ...