Abstract Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to review a sample of the literature relating to Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) and its deployment for modelling purposes in the area of supply chain management (SCM). Design/methodology/approach- The literature is examined from the three perspectives. First, concept of ISM and examines ISM as modelling technique. Second, use of ISM by ...

Extreme, extended wet and dry seasons increase the adverse effects that soil wetting drying cycles have on response of shallow geotechnical structures. In expansive soils, volumetric changes due to water content variations may result in incompatibility deformations at soil-structure interface. This study proposes a physical approach numerical model address soil-atmosphere-structure interactions...

Soil erosion is a major environmental problem of global concern. In the Loess Plateau region China, loess slopes one modes soil erosion, causing serious erosional problems. Most current studies slope use qualitative analyses from field investigations, while quantitative experimental physical simulations are relatively rare. This paper takes which most typical mode as starting point and investig...