Abstract: Lower-bound finite-element limit analysis in combination with nonlinear optimization was used to compute the lateral resistance of a pipeline buried in general cohesive-frictional soil. The failure load was presented in ...

Abstract: The uncertainties related to the inherent properties of pavement subgrade subjected to the dynamic effect of vehicular and earthquake loading were studied extensively using probabilistic analysis. The dynamic effect of the ...

Abstract: By applying the lower bound theorem of limit analysis in conjunction with finite elements and nonlinear optimization, the bearing capacity factor

Abstract: The vertical uplift resistance of long pipes buried in sands and subjected to pseudostatic seismic forces has been computed by using the lower-bound theorem of the limit analysis in conjunction with finite elements and ...

Abstract: By incorporating the variation of peak soil friction angle (

Abstract: The vertical uplift resistance of interfering pipelines buried in sands has been computed using the lower-bound limit analysis in conjunction with finite elements and nonlinear optimization. The soil mass is assumed to ...

Abstract: The linearization of the Drucker-Prager yield criterion associated with an axisymmetric problem has been achieved by simulating a sphere with the truncated icosahedron with 32 faces and 60 vertices. On this basis, a numerical ...

Abstract: By using the axisymmetric quasi-lower bound finite-element limit analysis, the bearing capacity factors

Abstract: The ultimate bearing capacity of strip foundations in the presence of inclined groundwater flow, considering both upward and downward flow directions, has been determined by using the lower bound finite-element limit ...

Abstract: By using the lower-bound finite-element limit-analysis technique, the bearing capacity of a strip footing placed over an embankment was determined with the incorporation of pseudostatic horizontal seismic body forces. The ...