Natural soils are usually heterogeneous and characterized with complex microstructures.
Sand–clay mixtures are often used as simplified soils to investigate the mechanical …

The emergence of the discrete element method (DEM) provides a powerful tool to
investigate the macro–micro mechanism of soil-structure interface (SSI). Understanding the …

Determination of interface shear strength is crucial in the design of many geotechnical
structures. To study the effect of interface roughness, particle geometry (size and shape) …

Behaviour of the pile–soil interface is important to correctly predict the response of floating
piles in terms of displacement and lateral friction. Regarding energy piles, which couple the …

To understand the process of mobilisation of shear strength in sand-geosynthetic interfaces
at a fundamental level, it is essential to precisely characterize the size and shape of the …

Difficulty in predicting the transfer of load from a structural element to the surrounding soil
has limited the reliability of geotechnical design and performance. The remaining …

The mechanical behavior at soil–structure interface (SSI) has a crucial influence on the
safety and stability of geotechnical structures. However, the behavior of SSI under constant …

The influence of overall particle shape, mean particle size, initial relative density and
effective normal stress on the global and local soil–geosynthetic interaction is investigated …

The characteristic of interface shear between carbonate sands and steel is important for the
design of onshore/offshore foundations in coral reef deposit. By using an interface ring shear …

This paper investigates the effect of particle size of sand and the surface asperities of
reinforcing material on their interlocking mechanism and its influence on the interfacial shear …