Glen,
Thanks for your valuable response. It is always a pleasure to walk away from a discussion with increased knowledge. From the project economics sense, and as far as I am aware from the risk perspective, you are correct to assume that a more sophisticated stress analysis is not required...
Glen/Focht3
Thank you for your valuable responses. As for the project, there is not much new to report at this stage...
But to use this opportunity and broaden my horizons, Glen when switching from drained to undrained conditions would you carry out a stress distribution analysis within the...
I'm reviewing a report on the stability of a railway embankment that is at least 100 years old. The embankment is some 6m high, 7m wide at crest, with 1V:1.4H (~36degr.) sideslopes and is comprised of firm to stiff clay overlying weaker bedrock. Some 0.6m of ballast is present on the top below...
