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Mechanisms of settlement of a rubble mound breakwater on a soft soil in tidal flats
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In this paper, the use of geosynthetics as reinforcement is used for the construction of a breakwater at a tidal flat site, where large settlement will occur during construction.Abstract:
Because mudflats are compressible, substantial settlement will occur during construction of a rubble mound breakwater at such a tidal flat site. The use of geosynthetics as reinforcement is common ...read more
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Centrifuge study of the mechanisms of rubble mounds sinking into soft clay seabeds in the construction stage
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the mechanisms contributing to the large deformation that can occur during the construction of a breakwater using the results of four centrifuge tests and found that the penetration of individual pieces of rubble and the flow of soft clay into the rubble pores were the leading factors contributing to material loss.
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Behavior of offshore dike using non-uniform geotextile mats on clay-overlaying-sand soil deposits
TL;DR: In this paper, finite element analysis is performed to investigate the behaviour of a large geotextile mat offshore dike on clay-overlaying-sand soil deposits, which is reinforced by a new type of non-convex finite element (FE) analysis.
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Monitoring of the Western Breakwater of Al-Faw Grand Port-South of Iraq Using Differential InSAR-ISBAS Technique
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Separation as a solution for deformation control and material loss reduction in rubble mound structures constructed on very soft clayey bed
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the use of sand mattress and geotextile as separation layers through physical-model testing and found that using a sand mattress or a geote-xtile layer enabled a considerable reduction in material loss by controlling penetration and mud flow.
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Effect of basal reinforcement on sinking and deformation of rubble mounds on a soft seabed
TL;DR: The construction of rubble-mound breakwaters on soft sea beds is problematic, but is necessary in many coastal areas as discussed by the authors. The issues faced include the penetration of the rock particles into the very so...
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Peter Cundall,Otto D. L. Strack +1 more
TL;DR: The distinct element method as mentioned in this paper is a numerical model capable of describing the mechanical behavior of assemblies of discs and spheres and is based on the use of an explicit numerical scheme in which the interaction of the particles is monitored contact by contact and the motion of the objects modelled particle by particle.
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A discrete numerical model for granular assemblies
Peter Cundall,Otto D. L. Strack +1 more
TL;DR: The distinct element method as mentioned in this paper is a numerical model capable of describing the mechanical behavior of assemblies of discs and spheres and is based on the use of an explicit numerical scheme in which the interaction of the particles is monitored contact by contact and the motion of the objects modelled particle by particle.
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Review: Calibration of the discrete element method
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Discrete Element Method (DEM) for Industrial Applications: Comments on Calibration and Validation for the Modelling of Cylindrical Pellets
Michele Marigo,E.H. Stitt +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report on the calibration and validation of the input parameters for the specific case of cylindrical tablets represented by conjoined spheres, and highlight some of the key issues for a wider-spread of industrial applications for discrete element method.