Abstract: Finite-element simulations demonstrate the influence of underlying weak soil on mobilization of passive pressures in cohesionless deposits. Traditional passive earth pressure theories with typical angles of interface ...

Abstract: An ultrasonic

Abstract: Modulus reduction and damping values are commonly plotted against cyclic shear strain amplitude (γc), and the resulting curves are known to depend on mean effective stress (p′), plasticity characteristics, strain rate, and ...

Abstract: Evaluation of ground failure potential in geotechnical practice is typically based on demand parameters that solely consider vertically propagating shear waves in the free-field. Soil–structure interaction (SSI) modifies ...

Abstract: A weighted-residual approach for differentiating one-dimensional discrete data is presented and applied to an experimental program in which distributions of bending moment were measured along a model pile foundation in a ...

Abstract: The lateral response of pile foundations in sand is commonly analyzed using the beam on nonlinear Winkler foundation (BNWF) assumption, with load transfer behavior often characterized by the API sand

Abstract: Hardware, software, and analysis of transient response of sources and receivers are presented for a piezoelectric bender element system designed to measure shear wave velocities in noisy environments. Signal-to-noise ratio ...