Abstract: A properly designed two-way stiffened (stiffened both in longitudinal and transverse directions) shear panel can sustain large deformation without pinching and consequent strength degradation. Hence it can be used as an ...

Abstract: Geodisasters associated with fluidized geomaterials, such as flow-like landslides, flow slides, and debris flows, pose a tremendous threat to communities and the environment. Protective structural measures are therefore ...