Abstract: This paper presents a rigorous lower‐bound solution for the bearing capacity of soft clays under embankments. The analysis is carried out by using a numerical technique that is based on the lower‐bound theorem and finite ...

Abstract: Soil anchors are commonly used as foundation systems for structures requiring uplift resistance such as transmission towers, or for structures requiring lateral resistance, such as sheet pile walls. To date, most anchor ...

Abstract: In contrast to the conventional discrete element method (DEM), no dynamic or damping variables are needed in the static DEM. This study aims at investigating the potential of the static DEM in modeling the quasi-static ...

Abstract: This paper compares conventional limit-equilibrium results with rigorous upper and lower bound solutions for the stability of simple earth slopes. The bounding solutions presented in this paper are obtained by using two ...

Abstract: Soil anchors are commonly used as foundation systems for structures that require uplift or lateral resistance. These types of structures include transmission towers, sheet pile walls, and buried pipelines. Although anchors ...

Abstract: Solutions for the ultimate bearing capacity of footings on purely cohesive slopes are obtained by applying finite element upper and lower bound methods. In a footing-on-slope system, the ultimate bearing capacity of the ...