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Statistical Insights Regarding Fully Softened Shear Strength
The fully softened shear strength ( FSS ) concept is a practical approximation of the mobilized drained shear strength of first-time slides in...
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Different Aspects of the Effects of Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Spreading on Piles, Physical Modelling
Devastating pile failures due to liquefaction induced lateral spreading during or after major earthquakes in gently slo** ground or level grounds...
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Progressive deformation and failure mechanism of loess fill slopes induce by rainfall: insights from flume model tests
In recent years, many hill flattening and gully filling projects are carried out in the northwest of China to create land for construction. These...
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Effect of Specimen Size on the Dynamic Behavior of Tire-Derived Aggregates (TDA)
Tire derived aggregates (TDA) has been used successfully in numerous civil engineering projects. However, considerably few researchers investigated...
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Structural evidences of active tectonics along Himalayan Frontal Thrust of northwest Himalaya: A case study along Kumia river section, Nainital, India
The present study reports structural evidences of active tectonics along the Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT) exposed in Kumia river section, Majhola...
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Deformation and Frictional Failure of Granular Media in 3D Analog and Numerical Experiments
Frictional sliding along grain boundaries in brittle shear zones can result in the fragmentation of individual grains, which ultimately can impact...
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Quantitative Identification of Mesoscopic Failure Mechanism in Granite by Deep Learning Method Based on SEM Images
Tensile and shear fractures are fundamental brittle fractures that are usually observed in rock failure processes. Investigating the mesoscopic...
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Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Axially Loaded Bored Piles Socketed in a Conglomerate Rock Mass
This paper presents the details of an experimental and numerical analysis performed on two 1.0 m and one 0.9 m diameter bored piles socketed in the...
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Modelling of Shear Behaviour of Interfaces Involving Smooth Geomembrane and Nonwoven Geotextile Under Static and Dynamic Loading Conditions
The constitutive modelling of geosynthetic–geosynthetic interfaces is essential to predict the performance of the engineering structures such as...
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Effects of anti-pull ties on the bearing behaviors of shallow tunnel-type anchorages in soft rock
Tunnel-type anchorages (TTAs) installed in human gathering areas are characterized by a shallow burial depth, and in many instances, they utilize...
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Experimental study on seismic reinforcement of bridge foundation on silty clay landslide with inclined interlayer
A shaking table test for a bridge foundation reinforced by anti-slide piles on a silty clay landslide model with an inclined interlayer was...
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Debris flow-slide initiation mechanisms in fill slopes, Wellington, New Zealand
Although catastrophic debris flow-slides from anthropogenic fill slopes are common, their failure mechanisms during both earthquakes and extreme...
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Shaking Table Tests and Seismic Response of Three-Bucket Jacket Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines
The seismic response characteristics of three-bucket jacket foundations for offshore wind turbines (OWTs) and the liquefaction of the surrounding...
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Investigation on elastic–plastic deformation and mechanical failure of varied-moisture expansive soil subjected to dry–wet cycles
Understanding expansive soil behavior under variable environmental conditions is crucial for environment and engineering contexts. This study...
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Creep Characteristics Research of Ultra-deep Composite Rock Salt in Tarim Basin Based on 2D Image Contour Identification
Creep is a distinctive mechanical response observed in soft rocks like salt. Typically, there are three primary methods which have been widely...
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Extensional magmatism caused by strain partitioning: insights from the mafic dikes hosted in Biesituobie batholith in West Junggar, CAOB
The connection between magmatism and the tectonic environment is essential yet highly debatable. The West Junggar, CAOB, outcropped a swarm of...
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Evolution of macro-meso properties of intact loess under long-term seepage and its influence on irrigation-induced loess flowslides
The loess tableland provides an excellent site for people to live and cultivate. However, flowslides occur frequently on the slope of loess...
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An Improved Model for Evaluating the Hydraulic Behaviour of a Single Rock Joint Considering Contact Area Evolution During Shearing
The contact of rock joints during shearing induced by underground excavation significantly impacts the hydro-mechanical behaviour of fractured rock...
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Water-induced weakening retrogressive landslides: a study on the progressive failure process and formation mechanism of trailing edge fracture surfaces
To study the formation mechanism of trailing edge fracture surfaces of retrogressive landslides, model tests, theoretical analysis, and numerical...
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Model test study on sliding-toppling composite deformation evolution of anti-dip layered rock slope
Anti-dip rock slopes are widely developed and distributed in the Three Rivers basin in China, and associated deformation and damage phenomena are...
