Abstract
In this paper, the slope failure in sensitive clays is studied numerically using the particle finite element method which is a novel approach capable of tackling extreme deformation problems. The sensitive clay is described using an elastoviscoplastic model with strain softening. [...]
Abstract
The estuarine sediments around the head of the Forth estuary deposited during and after the Flandrian interglacial are an important, economically productive regional soil horizon in Scotland. The soil has been extensively studied locally (Hight et al., 1992) at the Bothkennar EPSRC [...]