To compare the mechanical effectiveness of a new conical screw design with a conventional cylindrical screw design, the screw insertion time, torque, and pull-out strength of single-pedicle screw and triangulated-pedicle screw constructs of each type of screw were compared in human cadaveric vertebral bodies. The time required to insert the conical screws was less than that required for cylindr...

This paper reports results from an investigation into the suction caissons failure mechanisms under vertical pull-out loads. An insight to the failure mechanisms of suction caissons paves the path for developing analytical solutions to their pull-out capacity. The numerical models of suction caissons have first been calibrated by and verified against several experimental data from other researc...

Geosynthetics are widely used in earth retaining structures such as steep slope and wall. The stability of the depends on interaction between geosynthetics soil at reinforced area known reinforcement mechanism. mechanism structure usually difficult to be analysed thoroughly. It is because preliminary study pull-out resistance durability material not taking into account before it has been site l...