Abstract: It is shown theoretically that the arch describing the minor principal stress in the soil behind a retaining wall can be approximated by a catenary which is very close to circular in the range of interest.

Abstract: The primary criterion used in evaluating the suitability of hazardous waste landfills for containing hazardous wastes is permeability, and many regulatory agencies have adopted regulations requiring clay‐lined hazardous ...

Abstract: Statistical tests on the cohesional and frictional components of shear strength of soils have repeatedly identified these parameters to be more adequately modeled by the beta distribution than by any of the other common ...

Abstract: The random nature of soil is examined from a particulate approach. It is shown that the probability distribution of the porosity, void ratio, unit weight, and water content are beta or beta-like and closely modeled by the normal.

Abstract: Application of the stochastic finite element method to a probabilistic characterization of the system based on a random field model appears to be a promising method of analyzing the reliability of structural and geotechnical ...