The authors gratefully acknowledge and thank BASF for providing the Infinergymaterial used in this research.The continuous technical support provided by Mr.Van Doan and Advanced Materials Characterisation Facility(AMCF)at Western Sydney University(WSU)are also gratefully acknowledged.This research is supported by the Graduate student research fund of WSU.This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public,commercial,or not-for-profit sectors.
The thermally induced cyclic loading on integral bridge abutments causes soil deformation and lateral stress ratcheting behind the abutment wall due to the expansion and contraction of the bridge deck.The forward and ...
financial support by Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence (2019-2023) Grant No. CEX2018-000797-S;funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033;research projects BIA2017-84752-R;PID2020-119598RB-I00
The possibilities of the particle finite element method(PFEM)for modeling geotechnical problems are increasingly evident.PFEM is a numerical approach to solve large displacement and large strain continuum problems tha...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Project of China (No. 2016YFD0300801);the National Science and Technology Support Project of China (No. 2012BAD05B00)
Studies have reported that biochar is a sustainable amendment that improves the chemical and physical properties of soil.In this study,an incubation experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of different app...
supported by the Funds for Creative Research Groups of China(51021001);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51078351);Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University,Fund of Key Laboratory of Bridge-structure Engineering and Open Fund of Key Laboratory of Road & Bridge and Underground Engineering of Gansu Province(KFJJ-11-03)
Due to the wide applications of arches in underground protective structures, dynamic analysis of circular arches including soil-structure interactions is important. In this paper, an exact solution of the forced vibra...