Abstract: The generalized bounding surface model (GBSM) is a fully three-dimensional, time-dependent model for saturated cohesive soils that accounts for both inherent and stress-induced anisotropy, as well as strain softening and ...

Abstract: An anisotropic elastoplastic bounding surface model with non-associative flow rule is developed for simulating the mechanical behavior of different types of clays. The non-associative flow rule ...

Abstract: A quasi-linear elastic constitutive model is proposed to describe the behavior of sand well below failure. It is based on isotropic compression tests and captures the increase in stiffness due to confinement—a unique ...

Abstract: Using a high-strength geosynthetic for encasement of granular columns increases the strength of a given column and improves its stress-displacement response. This paper describes the results from a series of three-dimensional ...

Abstract: An advanced generalized plasticity soil model and bounding surface geosynthetic model, in conjunction with a dynamic finite element procedure, are used to analyze the behavior of geosynthetic-reinforced soil retaining ...

Abstract: Natural soil formation processes involve variable particle size distributions that vary spatially within a deposit, giving rise to an array of soils that transition from one general soil type to another within essentially ...

Abstract: The results of two‐dimensional (axisymmetric) finite element analyses of a clay sea bed located in the Canadian Beaufort Sea are described herein. The sea bed is subjected to loads associated with excavation, construction ...