Bearing capacity of conical footing on anisotropic and heterogeneous clays using FEA and ANN

VQ Lai, J Shiau, CN Van, HD Tran… - Marine Georesources …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The paper presents axisymmetric FEA solutions for the bearing capacity of conical footings
embedded in anisotropic and inhomogeneous clays using NGI-ADP model. The bearing …

Determining seismic bearing capacity of footings embedded in cohesive soil slopes using multivariate adaptive regression splines

VQ Lai, F Lai, D Yang, J Shiau, W Yodsomjai… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Seismic bearing capacity of strip footings in cohesive soil slopes considering various
embedded depths is investigated in this study. Novel solutions using pseudo-static method …

Method for estimating three-dimensional effects on braced excavation in clay

T Lu, K Wu, S Liu, G Cai - Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The maximum lateral wall movements are usually estimated by two-dimensional finite
element analysis. However, three-dimensional effects due to the higher stiffness at the …

Role of Geogrid reinforcement and its diverse applications in the geotechnical engineering and allied fields: a-state-of-the-art review

K Prakash K, D Rathod… - Australian Journal of Civil …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Soils and geosynthetics are terms used interchangeably whenever the physical and
mechanical properties of the soil are unlikely to sustain the load coming over it. Several …

[HTML][HTML] Physics-based and data-driven modeling for stability evaluation of buried structures in natural clays

F Lai, J Shiau, S Keawsawasvong, F Chen… - Journal of Rock …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents a hybrid framework to predict stability solutions of buried structures
under active trapdoor conditions in natural clays with anisotropy and heterogeneity by …

New analytical solutions for shallow cohesive soils overlying trench voids under various slip surfaces

F Lai, S Chen, J Xue, F Chen - Transportation Geotechnics, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effects of cover ratio and soil strength parameters (cohesion and
friction angle) on the failure mechanisms of cohesive soils overlying trench voids using …

Numerical modeling of the ultimate bearing capacity of strip footings on reinforced sand layer overlying clay with voids

W Chaabani, MS Remadna, M Abu-Farsakh - Infrastructures, 2022 - mdpi.com
The presence of underground voids within a failure zone usually results in a reduction in the
bearing capacity of footings. This paper presents results for the ultimate bearing capacity …

Dynamic response of a Low embankment subjected to traffic loads on the Yangtze River floodplain, China

X Wan, J Ding, Z Hong, C Huang, S Shang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Roadways with low embankments may undergo considerable postconstruction settlement
under traffic loads, which can significantly threaten roadway safety. This study aimed to …

Undrained sinkhole collapse in anisotropic clays

VQ Lai, R Banyong, S Keawsawasvong - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022 - Springer
This paper presents new plastic solutions of a spherical cavity in undrained anisotropic clay
under axisymmetric conditions by utilizing the upper bound (UB) and lower bound (LB) finite …

Behavior of back-to-back MSE walls: interaction analysis using finite element modeling

VB Chauhan, A Srivastava, S Jaiswal… - Transportation …, 2023 - Springer
Back-to-back mechanically stabilized earth (BBMSE) wall is a specific case of modern earth
retention technique, where the design of the wall system depends on the spacing between …