In this paper, pile behavior embedded in layered soil deposits subjected to seismic loadings is analyzed using a nonlinear fiber element for simulation of soil – pile interactions. In the created model, both pile and surrounding soil are modeled using fiber elements in a practical Beam on Nonlinear Winkler Foundation (BNWF) concept. Herein, the features of DRAIN–3DX finite element software are ...

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A radiocarbon date of 19 100 ±100 yr BP (SUA 2856) dates the maximum extent ofglacier ice at Lake Beatrice in the upper Dante IJ ,,,,,,I,,>r 1'1 •• ... nrlrrh", Late Wisconsin in western Tasmania. Study ofthe Dante Glacier outwash fan deposits shows that rna'l:'Or'\'vlT(~'r"hr',e'; a lDalaec~soJ and an older outwash formation, and are interstratified with fluvial silts detritus deposited of the...

Mapping in the Homs region of Syria has revealed a hitherto unrecognized staircase of at least 12 gravel terraces of the upper Orontes River. The terrace gravels overlie Pliocene lacustrine marl and have been calcareously cemented into conglomerates, sometimes interbedded with cemented fine-grained alluvium. A tentative dating scheme, based on modelling the regional-scale surface uplift that ha...

This paper argues that banks must be sufficiently levered to have first-best incentives to make new risky loans. This result, which is at odds with the notion that leverage invariably leads to excessive risk taking, derives from two key premises that focus squarely on the role of banks as informed lenders. First, banks finance projects that they do not own, which implies that they cannot extrac...

An algorithm to compute forces at the sea bed from a finite element solution to the mild slope wave equation is devised in this work. The algorithm is best considered as consisting of two logical parts: The first is concerned with the computation of the derivatives to a finite element solution, given the associated mesh; the second is a bi–quadratic least squares fit which serves to model the s...

Based on the V-type diesel engine crankshaft system, the paper combined the finite element method (fem) and multi-body dynamics method together, made a virtual simulation analysis. First, by 3d software and finite element software to establish the multi-body dynamic models of the crankshaft, bearing and piston, then simulated the actual engine working condition, and got the data such as cranksh...

Introduction: In planetary environments with stable H2O in the target (Earth, Mars), large impacts will generate extensive hydrothermal systems associated with the ejecta blankets [i.e. 1,2 and references within]. Although the Moon’s crust is considered to be dry by most standards (with the possible exception of the polar deposits), there are textures preserved in the lunar sample collection th...