The presence of underground voids within a failure zone usually results in reduction the bearing capacity footings. This paper presents for ultimate ratio, qu/γB, strip footing on top sand layer overlying clay with voids, and without placing geotextile reinforcement at interface between layers. Using finite difference software FLAC 2D, ratio was calculated different depths horizontal distance t...

Geosynthetics have proved to be suitable for reinforced soil retaining walls. Based on the increasing uses of geosynthetic reinforced soil systems in the regions, which bear frequent earthquakes, the study of dynamic behavior of structures seems necessary. Determining the reinforcement forces is; therefore, one of the most important and main points of discussions in designing retaining walls, b...

A Boundary Element Method (BEM) approach was developed for the analysis of pile groups. The proposed method includes: the non-linear behavior of the soil by a hyperbolic modulus reduction curve; the non-linear response of reinforced concrete pile sections, also taking into account the influence of tension stiffening; the influence of suction by increasing the stiffness of shallow portions of so...

Soft soils are widespread in many areas of the East-West highway Algeria, covering large areas. Construction projects such as embankments, airfields, roads, and railways experience several problems due to their low strength permeability. This study used a fully dynamic analysis evaluate response embankment. The numerical was carried out using FLAC 2D version 8.10 software. main objective effect...