Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51278170 and No.51478165);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2013B31814)
Taper angle is one of the effective methods to reduce the dragload and downdrag of piles under the surcharge load. The model tests on the tapered pile and uniform cross-section pile embedded in sand were carried out u...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51278170);the National Science Joint High Speed Railway Foundation of China(Grant No.U1134207);the"111"Project(Grant No.B13024);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.2014B02814)
This paper presents an elastic solution to the pressure-controlled elliptical cavity expansion problem under the anisotropic stress conditions. The problem is formulated by the assumption that an initial elliptical ca...