<p>Design of an appropriate ventilation system is one of the main concerns in the construction of subways. In this paper, thermal comforts of side-platform stations are investigated by numerical methods. For the numerical simulation, grids are generated by ...

<p>Tangjiashan landslide is a typical high-speed landslide hosted on consequent bedding rock. The landslide was induced by Wenchuan earthquake at a medium-steep hill slope. The occurrence of Tangjiashan landslide was basically controlled by the tectonic structure, ...

<p>The present paper deals with the use of numerical methods so as to assess the efficiency of an improvement method to reduce the liquefaction potential in a sandy soil profile subjected to shaking. The objective is to reveal the beneficial or unfavorable ...

This study reveals that disturbance induced under natural conditions triggers more intense and more widespread anatomical responses than that induced under artificial stimuli, and that experimental laboratory tests considerably underestimate tree response. ...

<p>The present paper deals with the in&infin;uence of soil non-linearity, introduced by soil liquefaction, on the soil-foundation-structure interaction phenomena. The objective is to reveal the beneficial or unfavourable effects of the non-linear SSI on both ...

<p>Here the investigation through shaking table test involving in the liquefaction characteristics of unfree ground and seismic response of single-pile-supported bridge structure is presented. The shaking table test, taking the destructive Shengli bridge in ...

The aim of this study is to develop a numerical model that can be used to estimate the energy absorption capacity Ecap of a single tree during a rockfall.

Numerical considerations are described, including the selection of the type of finite element formulation, the initial stress conditions with emphasis on urban environments, the importance a reasonable representation of the construction process, and factors ...

In this study rupture process of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake is estimated using tsunami waveforms observed at tide gauges and the coseismic vertical deformation observed along the coast.

This paper describes the detailed engineering design process in terms of the relative geotechnical interpretation stage, the subsequent multistaged numerical simulation steps by using SOFISTIK software, the critical decision making points and the actual results ...