The free wave characteristics, i.e. propagation constants and free waves, characterize the dynamic behaviour of periodic structures. For this reason, they may therefore p [...]

Earthquake, which breaks out abruptly and unpredictably, is seriously threatening the safety of people’s life and possessions. As China is an earthquake-prone country, [...]

More than 15 years of metro operation in Shanghai shows that longitudinal differential settlements of shield tunnel could occur in soft ground due to various factors. As [...]

This paper assesses the performance of subset simulation by applying it to a simple reliability problem which involves two statistically independent random variables, i.e [...]

Both physical modeling and analytical studies have shown that the non-homogeneous ground has a significant impact on the magnitude and distribution of lining stress. Besi [...]

Tunnel collapse is one of the most critical geo-hazards in tunnel construction in mountainous areas. The collapse potential of a tunnel is often assessed by finite elemen [...]