Abstract: As a typical form of internal erosion, suffusion refers to the detachment and migration of fine particles through voids among coarse particles driven by seepage flow. This paper studies the suffusion-induced evolution of ...

Abstract: A large number of bridges and structures in Colorado are supported by drilled caissons and shafts socketed in weak clay-bearing rocks (e.g., Denver blue claystone and Pierre shale). During the construction of caissons ...

Abstract: A novel theoretical framework for the interpretation and modeling of the critical-state behavior of granular soils is proposed in this paper. The theory is built upon the hypothesis that the fabric state of granular ...