Abstract: Constitutive equations based upon stress dependent moduli, like

Abstract: A constitutive model based on hyperelasticity is proposed to capture the resilient (elastic) behavior of granular materials. Resilient behavior is a widely accepted idealization of the response of unbound granular layers ...

Abstract: There have been a number of contributions to the literature on a class of structural analysis methods referred to as

Abstract: Recently the authors developed an output-only (or blind) identification technique for the modal identification of structures under ambient/free vibrations. In the present study, this method is extended to incorporate ...

Abstract: Presence of skew-angled abutments complicates the seismic behavior of ordinary bridges, primary effect of which is the passive lateral resistance of the engineered backfill behind the abutment. The eccentricity of the soil ...

Abstract: California’s high-speed rail (HSR) system is slated to traverse nearly the entire length of the state, and thus it will be exposed to seismic risks from almost every known major tectonic fault there. The present study deals ...