Abstract: This technical note presents the results from a nonlinear finite element analysis of a very simple two dimensional model of the World Trade Center Twin-Towers structural frame subjected to fire. The analysis was carried ...

Abstract: In underground crude oil storage facilities, concrete plugs are mainly required to contain crude oil inside caverns and are designed as gas-tight to prevent movement of any oil or vapor across the tunnel, either in a ...

Abstract: Fluid loading within an intracranial aneurysm is difficult to measure but can be related to the shape of the flow passage. The outcome of excessive loading is a fatal hemorrhage, making it necessary for early diagnosis. ...

Abstract: This paper presents a case study of an underground crude oil storage project. This storage site is researched with detailed field and laboratory investigations. The layout, cross section, and elevation of the caverns are ...

Abstract: Long-term stability of geotechnical structures is critical to any engineering design. Design of underground structures is initially planned using empirical approaches based on the rock mass–classification system. This ...

Abstract: The analysis of seepage behavior through a rock mass is vital to the design of any underground oil storage project. A sufficient amount of water pressure is necessary for the hydraulic confinement of the stored product in ...

Abstract: In underground crude oil storage facilities, concrete plugs are mainly required to contain crude oil inside caverns and are designed as gas-tight to prevent movement of any oil or vapor across the tunnel, either in a ...

Abstract: The capital city of India, Delhi, lies in the Indo-Gangetic alluvial trough. The soils of the Delhi region are known as “Delhi silt” because of the dominance of silt and, by and large, are nonplastic. The strength properties ...

Abstract: This paper reports on an investigation of the effects of fire on long span truss floor systems in a tall building environment. The effects of fire spread over multiple floors of a building are the focus of this research, ...

Abstract: This study investigates the drained stress-strain-volume change behavior of Delhi silt under triaxial compression and extension loading conditions using two different existing constitutive models, the hardening soil (HS) ...