Abstract: Rockburst is a serious instability problem in Canadian deep underground excavations and is related to the postpeak behavior of hard and brittle rocks. Rockburst potential can be estimated by comparing the postpeak stiffness ...

Abstract: A new framework is developed to extend an existing small-strain shear modulus (Gmax) model to determine Gmax of unsaturated silty soils along different paths of the soil water retention curve (SWRC) including the scanning ...

Abstract: This paper presents the results of nonlinear deformation analyses of an embankment on a spatially variable, liquefiable foundation soil reinforced with spatially variable soil-cement (SC) wall. The objective is to evaluate ...

Abstract: In recent years, several empirical and semiempirical relationships have been proposed to predict the small-strain shear modulus of unsaturated fine-grained soils along different hydraulic and mechanical loadings paths. ...

Abstract: The effect of spatial variability on the liquefaction prediction and liquefaction-induced ground failure of a soil profile with thinly interbedded layer of sand and clay was examined using simplified procedures and fully ...

Abstract: Abstract This study introduces a semiempirical model characterizing the shear behavior of infilled rock fractures, accounting for both the roughness of rock fracture walls and the presence of unsaturated fine-grained infill ...

Abstract: Experimental studies have observed that the small-strain shear modulus (

Abstract: This paper proposes a novel method as second level adaptation using multiple models to identify and control of a class of multiinput multioutput (MIMO) systems. Different uncertain environments change the system parameters ...

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of and typical results from a new field-monitoring system to evaluate changes in matric suction and temperature profiles in subgrade soil layers beneath constructed ...

Abstract: Traffic signal coordination has been widely used to provide smooth progression for platoons on signalized arterials to enhance performance measures such as travel times, number of stops, and delay. Considering smooth ...