Most of the time, geotechnical engineering interventions require solutions that necessarily aim for better use available space. Many slope stabilization techniques were developed following assumption, and one most applied procedures in Brazil is soil nailing reinforcement. These are constantly improving. Consequently, a continuous study design behavior nails important. The technique vertical re...

abstract the prediction of active earth pressures is essential to the design of retaining walls in case of reinforced and unreinforced soils. in this study, a new analytical method is presented to determine the coefficient of earth pressure. the horizontal slice method is used to compute the active earth pressure behind a rigid retaining wall in consideration of the granular soils. to verify th...

Architectural layouts of reinforced concrete buildings often require structural walls, with varying dimensions, to be placed in an asymmetric plan configuration. During seismic excitation the asymmetry induces a torsional component of response, which can impact negatively on the performance of the building by increasing demands on both structural and nonstructural elements. Furthermore, the tor...