In recent years several dam failures have been reported throughout the world, generating a social concern on mine tailings. Along these lines, it became essential to understand the mechanical behavior of these materials in order to refine current design technologies and prevent... View Article
The behavior of tunnels in anisotropic rock masses is highly complex and heavily dependent on the orientation of the tunnel axis with respect to the geostatic principal stress directions and to the rock structural planes. 2D solutions cannot capture the 3D face effects of such complex scenario; ... View Article
This note presents an alternative method for static load tests on piles (and caissons). Called Equilibrium Method by its first proponents, the method was applied in some load tests in Brazil, in addition to being the object of theoretical studies conducted at the Federal Univer... View Article
In this paper, the progressive failure in an earth dam is evaluated upon a Multi-Laminate framework by considering 10 historical earthquakes in the world, along with their equivalent harmonic cyclic loading. Whenever the framework is given for any suggested plane by direction c... View Article
Recent Articles