Abstract: An extensive experimental program of constant-volume (undrained) cyclic simple shear tests was undertaken on Ticino, Italy, sand with different contents of nonplastic fines, ranging from 0% to 40%. The samples were ...

Abstract: The influence of the pile installation by vibratory or impact driving on the response to subsequent cyclic lateral loading, as faced in the offshore environment, is investigated numerically. Large-deformation analyses of ...

Abstract: Traditional soil mechanics idealizes geomaterials as being in a dry or fully water-saturated state. However, there is a zone between the ground surface and the groundwater table, where the soil is unsaturated, which means ...

Abstract: Analytical approaches to determine the long-term settlement of shallow foundations subjected to dynamic cyclic loading with a large number of cycles (millions) are presented. The approaches use the high-cycle accumulation ...

Abstract: In geotechnical engineering, interference effects caused by the construction of closely spaced footings have a significant influence on the system behavior of each individual footing. As the mutual impact of two footings ...

Abstract: True triaxial and hollow cylinder tests are among the best alternatives to explore the effects of stress paths oriented along different Lode angles on soil behavior. However, those experiments are not easy to conduct in ...