It is provided in the paper that the non-conservative dissipative force and asymmetry of time reversal can be naturally introduced into classical statistical mechanics after retarded electromagnetic interaction between charged micro-particles is considered. In this way, the rational dynamic foundation for classical statistical physics can established and the revised Liouville’s equation is obta...

The soil-foundation interaction is one of the most important issues in geotechnical engineering that deals with studying the soil behavior subjected to the side loading. Winkler’s model is the first and simplest method for consideration of the soil-foundation interaction. It is vitally important to determine the coefficient of subgrade reaction of the soil. Since several methods have been prov...

the foundation of most intellectual discourse is western-centric to the exclusion of other views. this includes ideal patterns of social interaction, preference for aesthetic, accepted norms and values, and the concepts of dignity, respectability, morality and ethics. such a position is culturally myopic. western cultural influence colors all of them including moral precepts. the assumption is ...

Several attempts have been carried out to understand the foundation failures during earthquake type of transient loading and it has been found that the interaction effect between soil and foundation is one of the important aspects need to be considered in the analysis and design. In this regard a literature survey has been carried out on frame structures supported on pile foundation which is in...

this paper presents the numerical analysis of seismic soil-pile-superstructure interaction in soft clay using free-field soil analysis and beam on winkler foundation approach. this model is developed to compute the nonlinear response of single piles under seismic loads, based on one-dimensional finite element formulation. the parameters of the proposed model are calibrated by fitting the experi...

This paper presents a compiler for interaction nets, which, just like term rewriting systems, are user-definable rewrite systems which offer the ability to specify and program. In the same way that the λ -calculus is the foundation for functional programming, or horn clauses are the foundation for logic programming, we give in this paper an overview of a substantial software system that is curr...

This study focuses on the shape optimization of concrete gravity dams considering dam–water–foundation interaction and nonlinear effects subject to earthquake. The concrete gravity dam is considered as a two–dimensional structure involving the geometry and material nonlinearity effects. For the description of the nonlinear behavior of concrete material under earthquake loads, the Drucker–Prager...