Abstract: A simplified block analysis to evaluate yield accelerations of a refuse mass founded on a weak interface is presented. Comparison with results obtained from conventional slope stability evaluations indicate excellent ...

Abstract: A series of direct shear laboratory tests was performed in order to examine the mechanism of shear zone development in reinforced sands and to quantify their deformation characteristics. Six types of reinforcements were ...

Abstract: A closed‐form solution for determining the development of tension in soil reinforcements is incorporated in a rigid‐plastic soil model. The model accounts for the plastic work to deform the soil and the elastic work to ...

Abstract: A series of tests was conducted in a plane-strain hollow cylindrical testing device. The reinforced sand samples developed wider shear zones than the unreinforced samples and had wider shear zones than similarly reinforced ...

Abstract: A series of dynamic shear tests was performed on large hollow cylindrical reinforced and unreinforced sand samples. Steel rods were used to reinforce the specimens uniaxially and biaxially. A newly developed test apparatus ...