Abstract: Most attempts at predicting south Asian monsoon variability have concentrated on seasonally averaged rainfall over the Indian subcontinent some months in advance using regional and remote boundary effects as predictors. ...

Abstract: An implicit integration algorithm has been refined to predict the stress–strain–strength response of unsaturated soil under suction-controlled, multiaxial stress paths that are not achievable in a conventional cylindrical ...

Abstract: The in situ chemical and physical weathering of igneous and metamorphic rocks, indentified as the process of formation of Piedmont residual soils, is a fairly well understood phenomenon. However, the effect this weathering ...

Abstract: For the purposes of long-term planning and budgeting, infrastructure user cost allocation, and financial need forecasts, infrastructure agencies seek knowledge of the annual expenditure levels for maintaining their assets. ...

Abstract: The structure of the mean precipitation of the south Asian monsoon is spatially complex. Embedded in a broad precipitation maximum extending eastward from 70°E to the northwest tropical Pacific Ocean are strong local maxima ...

Abstract: The process of soil formation in the tropics is quite different than that of more temperate regions. The weathering processes tend to be intensified by the warm and humid climates that are prevalent in tropical regions. ...

Abstract: Liquefaction in soils has predominantly been associated with saturated soils. Under seismic activity, unsaturated soils are may also be susceptible to liquefaction. The implications of neglecting unsaturated soils that are ...

Abstract: Experimental results from a comprehensive series of suction-controlled, consolidated drained (CD) triaxial tests, conducted on statically compacted specimens of unsaturated silty sand, are presented. The experimental program ...