Drilled shaft foundations usually carry very high design loads, and often serve as a single load-carrying unit. These conditions have created a need for a high-level of quality assurance during and after construction ...

The main loads applied on the drilled shafts are axial compressive loads. It is important to know how many percent of the maximum applied load will be shed in side friction and how much will be transferred to the base. ...

Reproducing Kernel Particle Method (RKPM) is a mesh-free technology which has proven very useful for solving problems of elastic-plastic fracture mechanics. In this study, the stress intensity factor (SIF) at the crack-tip ...

Corrosion is the main culprit responsible for the failure of steel pipes. The catastrophic nature of the failure of such critical infrastructure facilities makes the determination of the residual strength of pipelines with ...

Drilled shaft foundations are increasingly being used to support various types of buildings and infrastructure facilities. The load carrying capacity of these drilled shafts is largely dependent on their diameter. The large ...

The tensile test is an important and widely used test to determine the mechanical properties of steel materials. In tensile test, a specimen is pulled and specimen deformation and applied load is recorded until its ...

Drilled shafts are a common type of deep foundations used to support a wide array of infrastructure facilities such as bridges, high mast lighting, tanks and communication towers. The deep inaccessible subterranean nature ...