Abstract: After early attempts to describe the behavior of beams under load, equations of equilibrium were first formulated correctly in 1827. Isotropic elastic behavior was described shortly after. Plasticity studies were initiated ...

Abstract: In one‐dimensional consolidation tests, sensitive clays exhibit a nonlinear compression behavior characterized by a small change in void ratio up to the maximum past effective vertical stress, followed by an abrupt decrease ...

Abstract: A simplified method for finding rotational boundary stiffnesses, representing the foundations of a structure and its surrounding soil, is developed. This technique is applied to the Meloland Road overpass, for which records ...

Abstract: If a tunnel crosses a geological fault which is considered to be active, the possibility of a displacement in the fault must be accounted for in the tunnel design. When the tunnel is embedded in soil, the assessment of the ...

Abstract: La Villita is a 60 m high earth and rockfill dam located 350 km southwest of Mexico City, Mexico. Since its construction the dam has been subjected to six major earthquakes, of which five are believed to be responsible for ...