Abstract: AbstractThis study outlines a probabilistic cyclic shear strain-based procedure for the determination of the minimum shear strain, γcl, required to initiate liquefaction in gravelly soils. The proposed formulation accounts for ...

Abstract: The prediction of liquefaction-induced damage to structures can be aided in part by an understanding of the magnitude of inherent spatial variability of the underlying liquefaction-susceptible soils. However, little is ...

Abstract: Deep foundations may need to resist torsional loads, resulting from wind loading on traffic sign and signal pole structures, or seismic loading on curved or skewed bridges. Although design methods for deep foundations at ...

Abstract: The three-dimensional (3D) stress-strain response of uniform sands has been the focus of extensive laboratory investigations, resulting in well-established understanding of their 3D stress-strain-strength behavior. However, ...

Abstract: AbstractShear modulus reduction and material damping models for transitional silts are developed using a database of cyclic torsional-shear and cyclic direct simple shear test specimens from experimental programs conducted ...