Soil arching is a common phenomenon in many underground engineering problems. This
paper develops a coupling approach involving the Finite Element Method (FEM) and …

Liquefaction resistance of sand can be either increased or reduced due to an undrained
cyclic pre-shearing depending on the degree of pre-shearing, which hinders a better …

Granular materials used in engineering structures tend to experience arching under different
geotechnical factors. Arching is a factor of load transfer from the destroyed zone to stable …

Underground excavation is usually accompanied by complex soil-structure interaction
problems in practical engineering. This paper develops a novel multi-scale approach for …

The effects of existing tunnels on the evolution of soil arching require further investigation. In
this study, trapdoor models with different distances between the trapdoor and tunnel are …

The particle shape plays an important role in controlling the behavior of granular material,
thus needing to be considered in the formation and evolution of soil arching in the pile …

Recent years have witnessed several accidents associated with tunnel face failure in cobble-
rich soil in the city of Chengdu, China. Due to its lack of cohesion, cobble-rich soil can be …

Blockage has a significant impact on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of particles in
discharging process and can affect the system security seriously. In this study, the discrete …

This study provides insight into the effect of eccentric loading on soil arching. A numerical
trapdoor model was developed using the discrete element method to investigate the …

Soil arching is inevitably affected by external loading; however, the influence of surcharge
width has been not fully understood. In this study, the arching effect under six surcharge …