This study presents a large-scale experimental investigation on the seismic performance of
an innovative, low-cost seismic isolation system for developing countries. It is based on the …

The paper deals with three-dimensional simulations of a monotonic quasi-static interface
behaviour between cohesionless sand and a rigid wall of different roughness during wall …

Three-dimensional simulations of a monotonic quasi-static interface behaviour between
initially dense cohesionless sand and a rigid wall of different roughness during tests in a …

This study explores the seismic performance of discontinuous broken-back block-type
gravity quay walls with varying configurations using the finite element method (FEM). For this …

Rock formation such as shale normally has a layered structure where the rock blocks
interact with each other by their interfaces like head joints and bed joints. In practical …

This paper presents a straightforward framework for developing failure envelopes
specifically tailored to the caisson foundations of offshore wind turbines (OWTs) under …

Dilatancy is of importance for understanding the micromechanical behavior of materials
such as cemented sand, mortar joints, and the interfaces of masonry-like structures. Rough …

For the high-fill slope with soil-rock mixtures (SRMs), the bedrock under the SRMs can be
excavated into many benches to improve the mechanical properties of bedrock-SRMs …

Granular materials can be modeled as Cosserat continua at the macroscale. However,
whether the Cosserat effect of granular materials exists has been controversial. In this paper …

We present a geometric formulation of the mechanics of a field that takes values in a
homogeneous space X on which a Lie group G acts transitively. This generalises the …