Abstract: The discrete-element method (DEM) was employed in this study to analyze the micromechanical behavior of an axially loaded geogrid-encased stone column (GESC) installed in a clay bed. A three-dimensional DEM model was ...

Abstract: The discrete element method–finite difference method (DEM--FDM) numerical simulation was conducted to investigate the failure process and the bearing mechanism of the single stone column in soft soil beneath rigid loading. ...

Abstract: The discrete-element method (DEM) has been successfully used to simulate the behavior of granular material and was used in this study to analyze the stresses and deformations of a single geogrid-encased stone column under ...

Abstract: Many static test data indicate that, the load transferring curves can be well fitted with hyperbola, so nonlinear analysis on behavior of load transferring along pile shaft is necessary. Therefore, the primary influential ...

Abstract: This study employed finite element limit analysis (FELA) to investigate the influence of eccentric loads on the bearing capacity of footings above single and double continuous voids. Upper bound theorem (UB), lower bound ...

Abstract: In this paper, the performance of a laterally loaded single pile located in a mountainside was predicted by a modified strain wedge (SW) technique and, in particular, the emphasis is on quantifying pile–soil interactions ...

Abstract: In this study, the seismic stability of a slope containing a laterally loaded pile under seismic conditions is evaluated by the finite-element limit analysis (FELA) approach. The seismic action is idealized as a horizontal ...

Abstract: The mobilization of side resistance of rock-socketed pile strongly depends on the shear behavior of the pile-rock interface. In this study, an asperity-based model was developed to investigate essential responses of interface ...

Abstract: This paper investigates the stability of unlined rectangular tunnels in rock masses subjected to surcharge loading using adaptive finite element limit analysis based on the generalized Hoek-Brown failure criterion. Both ...

Abstract: The axial loading test on a geogrid-encased stone column has been simulated using 3D numerical model in the proposed study. The stone column was modeled using the discrete element method (DEM), and the geogrid was modeled ...