The shear strength parameters—the cohesion and the internal friction angle—are important parameters in calculating of soil, which is a mechanical property reflecting resistance soil to shearing. This article embeds angle results sandy loam measured using direct test relying on drawing Mohr–Coulomb line. Beside parameters, this contains colour tested at different moisture contents, spectrophotom...

Calculation of lateral earth pressure on retaining walls is one of the main issues in geotechnics. The upper and lower bound theorems of plasticity are used to analyze the stability of geotechnical structures include bearing capacity of foundations, lateral earth pressure on retaining walls and factor of safety of slopes. In this paper formulation of finite element limit analysis is introduced ...

Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) are an excellent source of energy, minerals, and bypass protein for ruminants and are used in monogastric rations as well. With the remarkable growth of the US fuel ethanol industry in the past decade, large quantities of distillers grains are now being produced. Flow of DDGS is often restricted by caking and bridging during its storage and transport...

We investigate highly polydisperse packings subjected to simple shear by contact dynamics simulations. A major unsolved issue is how granular texture and force chains depend on the size polydispersity and how far they influence the shear strength. The numerical treatment was made possible by ensuring the statistical representation of particle size classes. An unexpected finding is that the inte...

Establishing an automatically controlled system to obtain a maximum productivity of a bulldozer running on a weak terrain, the total traffic performance of a tracked vehicle could be clarified by use of a microcomputer in robotics from initial informations of terrain material and vehicle dimensions, Here, an useful estimation method of terrain properties : cohesion, angle of internal friction, ...

One of the most important factors in determining the depth of foundations in structures adjacent to the water flow is the scouring phenomenon; the scouring is a phenomenon caused by the interactions between water flow and erodible bed materials, which causes the removal of sediments where hydraulic structures are located, including bridge piers. Every year, a great number of bridges are damaged...

Calcareous sand is developed by the fracture of marine biological skeleton under impact seawater. not transported in process deposition. Therefore, calcareous retains characteristics skeleton, low strength, and porous. In order to study effect nanoclay cement on modification sand, a series tests were carried out modified (CCS) with different content nanoclay. this study, triaxial mechanical pro...

The behaviour of a granular material is mainly dependent on its frictional properties, angle of internal friction, and cohesion, which, together with material density, are the key factors to be considered during the scaling procedure of analogue models. The frictional properties of a granular material are usually investigated by means of technical instruments such as a Hubbert-type apparatus an...