In this study, fuzzy logic was implemented to formulate the fuzziness of layer boundaries for a two-layered clay soil. A field of two-layered clay with fuzzy boundaries between layers was generated, and then the bearing capacity of strip footing on this field was calculated by the assumption of plane-strain conditions. The Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion was used and bearing capacity calculation...

The geocentric realm of tectonics changed with the dawn of robotic exploration of the other bodies of the solar system. A diverse assortment of tectonic landforms has been revealed, some familiar and some with no analogues to terrestrial structural features. In this chapter, we briefly introduce some of the major topics in the book. The chapters review what is known about the tectonics on Mercu...

In the continents, importance of earthquakes that occur away from major block-bounding faults is still debated. The 21 May 2021 MW ∼7.4 Maduo earthquake occurred on a secondary fault previously-identified block boundaries. Here we use seven years Sentinel-1 InSAR time series (between October 2014 and November 2021) to determine distribution coseismic slip early postseismic afterslip following e...

Coastal and ocean island volcanoes are renowned for having unstable flanks. This can lead to flank deformation on a variety of temporal spatial scales ranging from slow creep catastrophic sector collapse. A large section these flanks is often below sea level, where information the volcano-tectonic structure ground limited. Consequently, kinematic models that attempt explain measured onshore ass...