
Braced Deep Excavations in Soft Ground
Introduction Halim and Wong (2005) presented a paper titled “Evaluation of Modified Cam Clay Parameters for Deep Excavation Analysis” in a publication called Underground Singapore

Stability of a Mechanically Stabilized
Earth Wall
Introduction Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls, also called reinforced soil walls, are commonly used structures for retaining the earth under bridges, highways, railroads, water front

Freezing analysis of a buried S-shaped
pipeline
Introduction The temperature of underground pipelines can have a significant influence on the overall thermal regime of the surrounding soil. This influence can also be

Implicit and Explicit Boolean Logic
Introduction This is the second of four examples demonstrating the basics of setting up three-dimensional geometries in BUILD3D. This example is a continuation of the

Seepage through an earth dam
Introduction Many introductory geotechnical engineering textbooks include an example explaining the scenario of water seepage through an embankment. It is, consequently, useful to model this

Upper San Fernando Dam
Introduction In light of the importance of the San Fernando Dam case histories and their prominence in the literature, it is important to show how

Pore-Air Entrapment during Infiltration
Introduction Infiltration into the vadose zone is typically studied under conditions that do not consider pore-air entrapment. Pore-air generally does not impede infiltration rates or

Eurocode design using SLOPE/W
Introduction SLOPE/W can be used to complete a stability analysis with the objective being to check an ultimate limit state in accordance with various limit