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Calculation Method for Optimizing the Bearing Capacity of Two-Layer Clay Foundation Based on Upper-Bound Limit Analysis

open access: yesFrontiers in Earth Science, 2022
In this study, a foundation bearing capacity limit analysis upper-bound solution (FLU) was proposed under the theoretical framework of limit analysis. To be more specific, an optimized mathematical model based on a rigid block discrete system was first ...
Xing-Chao Lin   +4 more
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Learning from the Past: Parametric Analysis of Cob Walls

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
In this paper, the results obtained from a series of parametric analyses, where the influence that geometric and mechanical parameters have in the structural response of existing vernacular cob walls within an Irish context, are presented.
Alejandro Jiménez Rios
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Limit state analysis of asymmetrical microstructures based on yield design computational homogenization approach

open access: yesVietnam Journal of Mechanics, 2022
This paper presents a novel formulation for the computational homogenization analysis of materials at the limit state. The polynomial interpolations are employed to impose the periodic boundary conditions for the fluctuating term of the displacement ...
Phuc L. H. Ho   +3 more
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Bearing Capacity of Strip Footings near Slopes Using Lower Bound Limit Analysis [PDF]

open access: yesCivil Engineering Infrastructures Journal, 2014
Stability of foundations near slopes is one of the important and complicated problems in geotechnical engineering, which has been investigated by various methods such as limit equilibrium, limit analysis, slip-line, finite element and discrete element ...
Javad Mofidi rouchi   +2 more
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Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Soil Slope Stability Subjected to Water Drawdown by Finite Element Limit Analysis

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
This study investigates the probabilistic stability of embankment slopes subjected to water level drawdown using the random field finite element method (RFEM) with strength reduction technology.
Xiaobing Wang   +4 more
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Data-Driven Prediction of Stability of Rock Tunnel Heading: An Application of Machine Learning Models

open access: yesInfrastructures, 2022
In this paper, Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) have been utilized to predict the stability of a planar tunnel heading in rock mass based on the well-defined Hoek-Brown (HB) yield criterion.
Chayut Ngamkhanong   +7 more
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Stability analysis of shield tunnel face considering spatial variability of hydraulic parameters

open access: yesRock and Soil Mechanics, 2022
The shield method is commonly employed in the construction of urban subways, and the stability of the excavation surface is extremely important for the safety of tunnel construction.
YUAN Shuai   +4 more
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Limit analysis of beams under combined stresses [PDF]

open access: yesFacta Universitatis. Series: Architecture and Civil Engineering, 2008
The problem of the determination of limit bearing capacity of beam cross section under pure bending, eccentric tension, pure shear, as well as combined stress is considered in this paper.
Mijalković Marina   +2 more
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Calculation method on the minimum inserted depth of rigid anti-slide piles in the stable layer with oblique top surfaces in the downslope area

open access: yesZhongguo dizhi zaihai yu fangzhi xuebao, 2021
In order to calculate the minimum inserted depth of rigid anti-slide piles in stable soil with oblique top surface in the downslope area of the piles in a reinforced slope under a specified factor of safety, according to elastic-foundation-coefficient ...
Shiguo XIAO, Yuan QI, Laibin SUN
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Assessment and Fragility of Byzantine Unreinforced Masonry Towers

open access: yesInfrastructures, 2021
The seismic response of five cultural heritage towers erected between the 10th and 19th century AD are investigated herein. Firstly, their architectural and modal characteristics were studied in the light of seismic events that hit the monuments.
Emmanouil-Georgios Kouris   +4 more
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