Abstract: The freeway embankment linking Meizhou Island with Putian City in Fujian, China, passes through a shallow-sea area. Sand columns distributed in regular triangles and sand cushions reinforced with geogrids were employed to ...

Abstract: The Vlasov foundation model and its variations belong to two-parameter elastic foundation beam models that can rationally reflect the displacement decrease law with increasing depth within the compressible elasticity layer. ...

Abstract: This paper presents a new earth-retaining structure, the moso bamboo soil-nailed wall. Moso bamboo (including branches) is employed as soil nails and piles, and used to weave bamboo strip grids (replacing rebar grids) for ...