Jian-lei Zhang

TL;DR: In this article, a simplified analytical model of an RCDW is established in accordance with the load transfer approach, and a program named SPFRCDW is developed to estimate the settlement of RCDWs based on the proposed approach.

TL;DR: In this paper, a numerical study of the comparison of the static and seismic responses of LSDW and pile group under similar material quantity in soft soil was conducted. And it was found that the horizontal bearing capacity of LSDw is considerably larger than that of pile group, while pile group clearly shows a local bending deformation pattern during the static loading process.

TL;DR: In this paper, Rectangular closed diaphragm walls (RCDWs) are used as bridge foundations because of their advantageous properties such as high stiffness and construction efficiency, low cost, and low complexity.

TL;DR: A simplified analytical approach and related load transfer models are proposed to analyze the load transfer mechanism of an LSDW and provide useful guidance for design of LSDW in terms of contribution of soil core skin friction to the load carrying capacity.

TL;DR: In this article, a 3D nonlinear solid-fluid fully coupled effective stress numerical model was proposed to study the liquefaction mitigation mechanisms of RCDW, and the validated model was applied to investigate the effectiveness and mechanism of Rectangular Closed Diaphragm Walls (RCDW) mitigation under earthquake motions with different peak acceleration.