This paper reviews the creep ratio concept suggested by Lane (1934) and added new case histories to expand his database. Lane (1934) selected conservative values of safe creep ratios because of the small number of dam failures in his database, which is prudent. ...

Deformation of underground salt, trona and potash mines is generally time dependent, providing for gradual adjustment of strata to mining induced stresses. Time dependence can allow for higher extraction ratios provided eventual failure can be tolerated. However, ...

Over the past decades, an increasing number of integral bridges have been built. This is justified by the various advantages of integral bridges in comparison with standard bridges equipped with expansion joints and bearings. In particular, integral bridges ...

Study of microstructural processes in mylonitic zones with thin sections.

In this paper are presented new continuous and differential global positioning system (GPS) measurements of recent slip rates and 30 yr alignment-array offsets from the central creeping segment of the San Andreas fault yield a maximum right-lateral slip rate ...

This paper presents the rock mass parameters of Hawkesbury Sandstone

<p>The increasing number of roller compacted concrete (RCC) dams being built around the world demands accurate methodologies for the realistic short- and long-term evaluations of the risk of thermally induced cracking in these constructions. In this work a ...