Abstract: This paper describes a probabilistic study of the two-dimensional bearing capacity of a vertically loaded strip footing on spatially random, cohesive soil using numerical limit analyses (NLA-CD). The analyses use a Cholesky ...

Abstract: This paper presents simplified closed-form analytical solutions that can be used to interpret and predict ground movements caused by shallow tunneling in soft ground conditions. These solutions offer a more comprehensive ...

Abstract: Numerical limit analyses have been used to evaluate the stability of the 17th Street Canal I-wall levee during Hurricane Katrina. The potential formation of a water-filled gap along the canal-side soil-wall interface at ...

Abstract: This paper examines the influence of the initial state of sands on the potential for undrained instability. The main goal is to illustrate how advanced constitutive modeling of sand behavior can be used to evaluate the ...

Abstract: This paper evaluates theoretical predictions of ground movements caused by the installation of driven (or jacked) piles in clay. The predictions are based on an approximate analysis framework referred to as the shallow ...

Abstract: This paper describes an approximate analytical method for estimating the stresses in planar tensile reinforcements due to shearing of the surrounding soil mass. The proposed formulation adapts the techniques of shear‐lag ...

Abstract: This paper describes a new analysis for predicting the tensile stress distribution and load-elongation response in pullout tests performed on thin, extensible, planar soil reinforcements. The proposed formulation is based ...