Abstract: AbstractStress transfer within pile-supported embankments is influenced by soil arching, and this phenomenon is assumed to be water uptake-dependent. In this study, a full-scale model of high-speed railway pile-supported ...

Abstract: In recent years, the constructions of pile-supported ballastless track-bed have been developed rapidly in China. It appears important to assess the accumulative settlement of this kind of track-bed after years of operation, ...

Abstract: Abstract In this study, a novel approach for the active earth pressure on retaining wall with unsaturated backfill is proposed based on the nonlinear shear strength envelope shell model and classical Rankine theory. This ...