Soil mechanics as a field of science has been developed for over a century. One of its most
important issues is determination of soil strength. Despite passing years, there is still no …

Fabric anisotropy has a significant influence on the mechanical behavior of sand. An
anisotropic plasticity model incorporating fabric evolution is formulated in this study …

The suction bucket foundation is considered as an effective option for offshore wind turbines
because of its advantages in rapid installation and recyclability. However, the depth of the …

Recent earthquake events have indicated that liquefaction histories can greatly affect the
reliquefaction resistance of saturated sandy ground. This paper reports a fundamental …

This paper studies fabric properties with the evolution of sand liquefaction by performing a
series of 3D constant-volume cyclic triaxial DEM tests. With calibrated parameters for HN31 …

Although the density of sand has long been considered to be the predominant factor for
liquefaction resistance, observations during earthquake sequences and laboratory tests …

The initial fabric has great influence on the cyclic behaviours of sands. In this study,
numerical simulations by the discrete-element method (DEM) were conducted to study the …

The mechanical response of sand is affected by the axial strain accumulated during
undrained cyclic triaxial loading tests. However, the large deformation that occurs during the …

Accurate evaluation of excess pore water pressure (EPWP) generated in earthquake
vibration is a key important factor in seismic engineering against liquefaction. Most previous …

A series of cyclic triaxial tests were performed to determine the liquefaction resistance of
sand stabilised with fly ash (FA). In order to understand the cyclic behaviour of the FA …