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Experimental Investigation of Passive Failure against Retaining Structures under Various Displacement Modes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study conducted model tests to simulate the passive failure of granular soils under different displacement modes, including the translational and rotation modes concerning different pivot points, to investigate the ... -
THMD Coupling Model for Water-Conducting Fracture Zones of Mines Based on Dual-Porosity Media
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The surrounding rock undergoes damage and fracture under the disturbance of mining stress, which can easily form water-conducting fracture zones and cause water-inrush disasters in water-rich mines. Due to the complexity ... -
Probabilistic Evaluation of the Pipeline Response to Seismic Displacement at Balboa Boulevard during the 1994 Northridge Earthquake
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Soil displacement along Balboa Boulevard during the 1994 Northridge earthquake ruptured natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines as well as two pressurized water trunk lines. Four other buried pipelines in the ... -
Influence of Overlying Layers of Loose and Dense Sand or Gravel on the Drilling Mud Pressure Causing Mud Loss from Horizontal Boreholes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Stability of horizontal boreholes under the pressure of drilling mud is a key consideration during horizontal directional drilling. Based on the successful application of experimental and numerical studies in uniform sand ... -
Effects of Surface Roughness, Gradation, Relative Density, and Normal Stiffness on Global and Local Behaviors of the Sand–Steel Interface
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Sand–steel interaction directly influences foundation stability. To study the global and local behaviors of the sand–steel interface (SSI) under monotonic loading, a series of modified SSI shear tests were conducted with ... -
A Methodology for Three-Dimensional Slope Reliability Assessment Considering Spatial Variability
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)While the significance of spatially variable soil properties in slope stability assessment is increasingly recognized, the implementation of three-dimensional (3D) probabilistic slope reliability assessment is still hindered ... -
Finite-Element Evaluation of Self-Boring Pressuremeter Tests in Soils
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Self-boring pressuremeter (SBPM) tests are widely used in situ investigations, due to their distinct advantage to measure the shear stress–strain–strength properties of the surrounding soil with minimum disturbance. The ... -
Thermomechanical Performance and Bearing Characteristics of a Large-Diameter, Extra-Long Energy Pile: An Intercalibrated DFOS Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study conducted a comprehensive field trial test on a large-diameter, extra-long, rock-embedded energy pile subjected to mechanical, thermal, and coupled thermomechanical loads. This paper introduces a novel approach ... -
Derivation, Validation, and Web Application of Dimensionless Analytical Solutions for Equivalent Period and Damping Ratio of Soil-Foundation-Structure Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The paper proposes closed-form solutions to estimate the period lengthening and the damping ratio of buildings considering the effects of the dynamic soil-foundation-structure interaction. They were derived by introducing ... -
Energy-Based Assessment of Cyclic Liquefaction Susceptibility of Air-Injected Desaturated Sand Considering Initial Stress Anisotropy
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)As a cost-effective and environmentally friendly technique for enhancing the liquefaction resistance of sandy soils, the air-injection method has attained widespread application in multiple soil improvement or desaturation ... -
Analytical Nonlinear m-θ Curves for Monopiles in Clay
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Dependable predictions of monopile foundation response to lateral loads are crucial to the efficient design of offshore wind turbine foundations. For squat monopile foundations, it is important to incorporate the distributed ... -
Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Contributing Factors of Near-Surface Sinkhole Formation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Sinkholes caused by natural or anthropogenic factors pose potential safety hazards in urban areas. This study investigates the failure mechanism of seepage-induced sinkholes due to defects of underground pipelines through ... -
Effect of Acid Contamination on the Microscopic and Strength Properties of Tianjin Soft Clay
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Acid contamination has a notable influence on the geotechnical properties of soil and this influence is strongly dependent on contamination concentration (pH) and contamination duration. To fully investigate the effect of ... -
M–H Yield Envelope for Deeply Embedded Spudcan–Lattice Leg Assembly in Normally Consolidated Clay
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper examines the effect of lattice leg–soil interaction on the horizontal force and bending moment on deeply embedded lattice legs of jack-up rigs in soft clay. Centrifuge model tests results showed that there is ... -
Cyclic Behavior of Kaolin Clay under Undrained Conditions: Role of Microfabric
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The role of microfabric in the undrained cyclic behavior of kaolin clay is a topic of considerable interest but is yet to be fully understood. This paper presents new experimental data and analysis to address the topic. ... -
Centrifuge and Numerical Investigation of Loose Hydraulic Fill Supported by DCM Columns
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)With an increasing amount of land reclamation being built in deep water, a recent design approach involving the use of hydraulic fill on floating deep cement mixing (DCM) columns has emerged. However, the load-transfer ... -
Analysis of Wave-Driven Residual Pore Water Pressure and Liquefaction in Sloping Seabed Supporting Marine Structures Considering Effect of Initial Static Shear Stresses
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Waves can cause significant accumulation of pore water pressure and liquefaction in seabed soils, leading to instability of foundations of marine hydrokinetic devices (MHKs). Geostatic shear stresses (existing around ... -
DEM Exploration of Stress Transmission and Small Strain Behavior of Rubber Sand Mixtures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper presents a method to create rubber clumps without significant volume loss within the framework of the discrete-element method (DEM), enhancing the understanding of particle-scale stress transmission and small ... -
Grouting-Induced Soil Behavior in Structured Clay
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Grouting below the tunnel invert is commonly used to remediate the settlement. Case histories demonstrate that the tunnel settlement still develops after the grouting is completed, especially in structured clay. The principal ... -
Performance of Various Geosynthetic-Reinforced Embankment and Foundation Systems Subjected to Reverse Fault Movement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper presents reduced model tests on geosynthetic-reinforced soil (GRS) embankment and foundation systems subjected to reverse fault movements. Three types of reinforced foundations—soil foundations reinforced with ...