due to the heterogeneous nature of granular soils and the involvement of many effective parameters in the geotechnical behavior of soil-foundation systems, the accurate prediction of shallow foundation settlements on cohesionless soils is a complex engineering problem. in this study, three new evolutionary-based techniques, including evolutionary polynomial regression (epr), classical genetic p...

In order to characterize the mechanical behavior of grain piles, we investigate the response of a noncohesive two-dimensional packing of cylinders submitted to a localized force. By means of image processing, we obtain an accurate measurement of the individual grain displacements in the reversible regime of deformation. The measured displacement field deviates unambiguously from the predictions...

Abstract This paper investigates the performance of a single and group laterally loaded barrettes using series numerical models in three-dimensional finite element software. The simulation both directions is verified by comparing predictions to field measurements previously published literature. defines soil wedge around barrette sheared at strain equivalent minimum shear value side or higher a...