Abstract: Recent studies have highlighted the beneficial role of foundation uplifting and the potential effectiveness of guiding the plastic hinge into the foundation soil by allowing full mobilization of bearing capacity during ...

Abstract: A numerical study is presented for a rigid block supported through a frictional contact surface on a horizontal or an inclined plane, and subjected to horizontal or slope-parallel excitation. The latter is described with ...

Abstract: A long time series of monthly soil moisture data during the period of 1931?1993 over the entire U.S. continent has been created with a one-layer soil moisture model. The model is based on the water budget in the soil and ...

Abstract: Critical for the seismic safety of immersed tunnels is the magnitude of deformations developing in the segment joints, as a result of the combined longitudinal and lateral vibrations. Analysis and design against such ...