Mechanical properties of lithosphere are of primary importance for interpretation of
deformation at all spatial and time scales, from local scale to large-scale geodynamics and …

The present study responds to the poor treatment given to dilatancy in classical rock
mechanics post-failure problems such as tunnel or mine pillar design. A comprehensive …

A numerical model was developed to analyse the mechanical behaviour of fresh, 3D printed
concrete, in the range of 0 to 90 min after material deposition. The model was based on a …

The behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) structures under severe demands, as strong
ground motions, is highly complex; this is mainly due to joint operation of concrete and steel …

In 3D concrete printing processes, two competing modes of failure are distinguished:
material failure by plastic yielding, and elastic buckling failure through local or global …

Soils can rarely be described as ideally elastic or perfectly plastic and yet simple elastic and
plastic models form the basis for the most traditional geotechnical engineering calculations …

This paper aims at analyzing the influence of non-associated flow rule on passive face
instability for shallow shield tunnels. The influence exerted by dilation angle on the limit …

One of the first courses I taught at Stanford was Advanced Soil Mechanics. The course title
was accurate in the beginning, but the contents gradually became more and more about …

Observations of brittle failure at the laboratory scale indicate that the brittle failure process
involves the initiation, growth, and accumulation of micro-cracks. Around underground …

With the increasingly wide use of hydraulic fracturing in the petroleum industry, it is essential
to accurately predict the behavior of fracture propagations based on the understanding of …