Abstract: This paper presents a novel approach to improving our understanding of complicated slope failure mechanisms that can occur in strain-softening material as well as to evaluating the accompanying postfailure deformation of ...

Abstract: Adequate simulation of undrained cyclic shearing of sands subjected to nonzero mean shear stresses is crucial for understanding complex behaviors associated with seismic liquefaction. This study presents the modification ...

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to present a number of simple, practical, and useful analytical expressions of a yield surface for geomaterials. In classical plasticity, the analytical expression of a yield surface defines ...

Abstract: The influence of anisotropic consolidation on the cyclic liquefaction resistance of granular materials is explored using 3D discrete element method simulations. In this study, the term anisotropic consolidation was defined ...

Abstract: The anisotropic nature of response and degradation of shear strength from the undisturbed condition to the remolded state are two fundamental and challenging aspects of response in some clay deposits. This paper presents ...

Abstract: This paper presents a bounding surface plasticity model that can be used to simulate complex monotonic and cyclic loading paths. A new mapping rule that only uses the last stress reversal point is introduced to describe ...

Abstract: The consolidation of soils is important to geotechnical engineering practice, such as when assessing the rate of settlement of shallow foundations, embankments, and landfills. In this paper, numerical analyses are performed ...

Abstract: With the likelihood of autonomous vehicle technologies in public transport and taxi systems increasing, their impact on commuting in real-world road networks is insufficiently studied. In this study, an agent-based model ...

Abstract: In this study, results of plate load tests performed on saturated and unsaturated silty sand samples are presented. Very little is known about how to interpret the plate load test when performed on unsaturated soils ...