Abstract: The longitudinal stiffness of the bridge abutments is a parameter extensively used for the dynamic analysis of bridges because it affects the longitudinal vibration of the bridge deck. In this paper, a simple method is ...

Abstract: A relatively simple rigid plastic model for evaluating the seismic displacement of rigid retaining walls resting in dry cohesionless soils is presented. The wall displacement caused by both the sliding and tilting modes ...

Abstract: This paper presents the formulation and the application of a continuum‐based finite‐layer approach to evaluate dynamic pavement strains under moving traffic load. The dynamic material properties (complex shear modulus and ...

Abstract: The response of fluid‐saturated porous media to moving surface load is important in many fields of engineering and physics. The approach outlined in this paper represents an attempt at expanding the state‐of‐the‐art in the ...

Abstract: A semianalytical approach based on Biot's formulation for porous medium to evaluate the layered nonlinear response of a soil subjected to a moving load is presented in Part I of this paper. Part II describes the verification ...

Abstract: Conventionally used FWD backcalculation and pavement stress‐strain computation procedures are based on linear static layered elastic theory. This paper presents a simple hypothetical case study in which the applicability ...

Abstract: Bridge abutments designed using the conventional strength‐based approach have performed satisfactorily when located above the water table. Only some of the assumptions used in the conventional approach are indeed conservative. ...