An enhanced deep learning method for accurate and robust modelling of soil stress–strain response

N Zhang, A Zhou, YF Jin, ZY Yin, SL Shen - Acta Geotechnica, 2023 - Springer
The representation of soil stress–strain response by using neural networks has received
considerable attention as a promising data-driven method. Recently, a magnitude-related …

On the influence of cyclic preloadings on the liquefaction resistance of sands: A numerical study

J Duque, M Tafili, D Mašín - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil deposits may be subjected to preloading episodes due to different factors such as
previous earthquakes, excavations, refilling, compaction, construction of overlying …

New perspectives on preshearing history in granular soils

L Knittel, M Tafili, CEG Tavera, T Triantafyllidis - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The design of deep dump slopes for opencast mines usually requires information about the
soil resistance to liquefaction during earthquakes. This resistance depends not only on the …

Experimental investigation on Malaysian kaolin under monotonic and cyclic loading: inspection of undrained Miner's rule and drained cyclic preloading

J Duque, J Roháč, D Mašín, J Najser - Acta Geotechnica, 2022 - Springer
The results of an experimental investigation on Malaysian kaolin under monotonic and cyclic
loading are presented. In the tests, a wide range of initial conditions was varied in order to …

The influence of cyclic preloadings on cyclic response of Zbraslav sand

J Duque, J Roháč, D Mašín, J Najser… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This article presents a comprehensive experimental investigation on Zbraslav sand under
monotonic and cyclic loading. Initially, the material response at large strains was …

On the AVISA model for clay–Recommendations for calibration and verification based on the back analysis of a piled raft

M Tafili, A Ganal, T Wichtmann, O Reul - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper provides a manual for the thorough calibration of material parameters of the
anisotropic visco ISA (AVISA) model and discusses some of the pitfalls that can arise when …

Clay hypoplasticity coupled with small-strain approaches for complex cyclic loading

G Medicus, M Tafili, M Bode, W Fellin, T Wichtmann - Acta Geotechnica, 2024 - Springer
Constitutive models that are able to accurately predict cyclic soil behaviour are crucial for
finite element design of offshore foundation or railway embankments. Basic hypoplastic …

Repercussion of overshooting effects on elemental and finite-element simulations

M Tafili, J Duque, D Mašín… - International Journal of …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
This article presents a critical discussion of the repercussion of overshooting effects on
element tests and finite-element simulations. For exemplification purposes, three advanced …

Constitutive anamnesis model (CAM) for fine‐grained soils

M Tafili, C Grandas, T Triantafyllidis… - … Journal for Numerical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mainly, two divisions are encountered in the literature regarding constitutive models: elasto‐
plasticity and hypoplasticity. In addition, barodesy and the framework of generalized …

Numerical inspection of Miner's rule and drained cyclic preloading effects on fine-grained soils

M Tafili, J Duque, M Ochmański, D Mašín… - Computers and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The prediction of soil cyclic behaviour is relevant for several geotechnical applications. In
order to obtain accurate predictions of settlements and pore water pressure build-up on …