Abstract: The construction of diaphragm wall panels inevitably changes the initial stress condition and causes movements in the surrounding soil mass, which may also cause settlement and damages to adjacent buildings. Majority of ...

Abstract: Self-boring pressuremeter (SBPM) tests are widely used in situ investigations, due to their distinct advantage to measure the shear stress–strain–strength properties of the surrounding soil with minimum disturbance. The ...

Abstract: This paper describes finite element analyses using a generalized effective stress soil model, MIT-S1, to investigate size effects in the load-settlement response of surface foundations on deep homogeneous sand layers. Prior ...