It is well known that the foundations of the Leaning Tower of Pisa were stabilised using the method of underexcavation to reduce the southward inclination of the Tower by about 10 percent in combination with controlling the seasonally fluctuating water ...

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. ...

<p>The Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, received a project on developing a Handbook on seismic retrofit of buildings. The Handbook will contain seventeen chapters covering different aspects of seismic retrofit. The ...

Stone masonry is a traditional form of construction practiced for centuries in the regions where stone is locally available. It is still found in old historic centers, often in buildings of cultural and historical significance, and in developing countries ...

This paper describes a two- dimensional fnite element analysis in which the tunnel, the soil and a building are all treated in a single analysis.

This paper describes a three- dimensional fnite element analysis in which the tunnel, the soil and a building are all treated in a single analysis.