Abstract: Since the dawn of civilization, the civil engineering profession has served mankind. Civil engineers have provided humanity with safe, reliable, and economical facilities and a livable environment. This paper seeks to ...

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Abstract: This paper presents an analytical solution methodology for the complete stress and displacement fields of a laterally confined granular column loaded from the top end. The granular column is idealized as a homogeneous ...

Abstract: Special percussive mechanisms have been used to explore the lunar, Martian, and other planetary subsurface and extract soil (regolith)/rock samples for further study. The special type of percussive mechanisms investigated ...

Abstract: Special percussive mechanisms have been used to explore the lunar, Martian, and other planetary subsurface and extract soil (regolith)/rock samples for further study. The special type of percussive mechanisms investigated ...

Abstract: This paper is the first part of a two-part general review paper on static and dynamic analysis methods, and special topics for the design of double-layer grids (DLGs). This work is part of the forthcoming report of the ...

Abstract: This is the second part of a two-part paper on the general review of static, dynamic, and thermal analysis methods, and special topics for the design of double-layer grids (DLG). This work forms part of the anticipated ...