Abstract: The method of fragments is a simple technique for determining the flow rate, pore water pressure, and exit gradient in two-dimensional confined flow problems. This method is extended to a three-dimensional hydraulic fill ...

Abstract: The vertical stresses within granular fills contained in trenches can be determined using Marston’s theory or numerical modeling. Marston’s theory gives only the average value of the vertical stress at a depth. Numerical ...

Abstract: Ports use soft dredged material for land reclamation to address land scarcity and environmental constraints. Land reclaimed with soft dredged material has the properties of high compressibility and slow consolidation that ...

Abstract: Often granular materials are stored in vertical containers with circular or square cross sections. The storage material can be food grains, pharmaceutical powders, chemical pellets, or geomaterials such as mine fills. The ...

Abstract: The method of fragments can be used to efficiently obtain solutions to a variety of two-dimensional seepage problems, especially confined flow problems. With this method, the flow domain is divided into fragments that span ...

Abstract: Conduits buried in narrow trenches and covered with granular soil backfills are commonly used for several services. Because of soil arching action, a significant fraction of self-weight of the backfill is transferred to ...