The stress-strain relationship of frozen soil is important to indicate the strength of frozen soils in use. According to traditional mechanics, the stress-strain relationship in geomaterials is a smooth curve. However, some studies have shown that the real stress-strain curves of geomaterials, such as concrete, rock and frozen soil, are step-like and that they have fractal characteristics. Ther...

Liquefaction phenomenon in saturated loose sandy layers occurs as an undrained response of soil when it is subjected to static or dynamic loads. A fully coupled dynamic numerical program is developed to predict the liquefaction potential of saturated sandy layers. Coupled dynamic field equations of extended Biot’s theory with u-p formulation are used to determine pore fluid and soil skeleton re...

This paper is part of a study to develop robots for farming. As such power requirement to operate equipment attach to such robots become an important factor. Soil-tool interaction plays major role in power consumption, thus predicting accurately the forces which act on the blade during the farming is very important for optimal designing of farm equipment. In this paper, a finite element investi...