Abstract: This study presents the numerical solution for the seismic bearing capacity of embedded strip footing in Hoek–Brown rock mass. The upper-bound solutions are presented by employing the finite-element limit analysis. The ...

Abstract: The present study attempts to examine the behavior of circular tunnel excavation in rock mass under anisotropic stress conditions with various postpeak behaviors. A brief review of the importance of the possible postpeak ...

Abstract: The response of tunnel excavations in blocky rock mass is dominated by the presence of discontinuities. However, many of the studies reported in the literature consider these geological features in a simplistic manner by ...