the extensive surface deposits of clay/peat in the Netherlands cause difficulties in the field of construction and maintenance of infrastructure. One of the main concerns is long term settlement due to the high compre...
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the Material Point Method (MPM) is an emerging numerical method that provides a natural solution to dynamic problems involving large deformation and contact/impact. However, the method can be prohibitively time consum...
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Constitutive models for soils in unsaturated conditions must account for the role of suction on the response of the volume element. Different constitutive formulations have been proposed to this aim in the recent past...
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Large-diameter (4 to 6m) monopiles are often used as foundations for offshore wind turbines. the monopiles are subjected to large horizontal forces and overturning moments and they are traditionally designed based on ...
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Two back analyses are discussed of load tests carried out on bentonite slurry piles bored in granular soils. the first case concerns a test on a pile belonging to a 12 pile group. the back analysis permits calibrating...
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In the present study, the upper bound limit analysis theorem of plasticity is applied to plane strain bearing capacity problems for soils under external load with or without self-weight loads. In deriving the upper bo...
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the calculation of earth pressures acting on underground structures is a central problem in soil mechanics. In special cases spatial earth pressure problems also have to be considered. In order to investigate the spat...
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the Marquês station belongs to line D of the Oporto Metro, Portugal. the main access to the station platforms consists of an elliptical shaft of approximately 48m and 40m in the principal directions, reaching a d...
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this paper investigates the axial load capacity of a pre-loaded pile installed in soft clay and subjected to vertical loading. Previous studies on pre-loaded shallow footings have shown that the undrained shear streng...
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To the aim of verifying the feasibility of electrokinetic remediation, a laboratory investigation is being performed on samples of natural clayey soils. the experimental data collected highlighted sharp changes of pH,...
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