Abstract: In this paper, a new boundary element method for the interaction between frictional bolts and rock mass is presented by formulating the surface frictional forces of the bolts in terms of the displacements of the rock mass. ...

Abstract: Stability evaluation of rock structures requires a reliable model to assess the shear behavior of rock joints. This study reports an analytical model to predict the complete shear process of rock joints, and particularly ...

Abstract: Grahic Jump Location

Abstract: The compaction degree of asphalt mixture directly affects the tensile or compressive strength of pavement, given that high elastic crumb rubber exists in asphalt rubber mixtures and the characteristics of asphalt rubber ...

Abstract: Developed in this paper is a hybrid method for calibration of modular reconfigurable robots (MRRs). The underlying problem under study is unique to MRRs, that is, how to calibrate a set of ...

Abstract: This paper presents a novel copula-based approach to model the joint cumulative distribution function (JCDF) of wind speed and direction for wind-resistant design of engineering structures. Copula functions enable the JCDF ...

Abstract: Evaluation of the liquefaction susceptibility of soils is one of the most important subjects in geotechnical earthquake engineering. The energy-based liquefaction evaluation procedure, with a focus on seismic energy ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a Bayesian network approach to predict the shear modulus and maximum friction angle of sand. The nonlinear correlations between sand parameters can be incorporated in the probability distribution ...