Earthquake-induced structural damages caused due to site effects, soil liquefaction failure, and associated excessive settlement are well-known worldwide. The primary controlling factor responsible for the superstructure’s ...

Nonlocal interactions of material points play a vital role in modelling certain important aspects of inelastic phenomena such as plasticity and damage in solids. For plasticity problems, nonlocal interactions allow ...

Frequency analysis procedures are widely used to quantify the risk associated with floods that have devastating consequences worldwide. Conventionally, the frequency analysis is performed based on the annual maximum series ...

Regional analysis of hydrometeorological variables (e.g., evapotranspiration, precipitation), hydrological processes (e.g., runoff), and their extremes (e.g., drought, floods) is essential for various applications. The ...

This thesis proposes electrical resistivity measurement as a potential method to characterize different types of geomaterials under different environmental conditions. Electrical resistivity method is a promising non-destructive ...

The design of foundations depends on the properties of soil, which are affected by various forms of uncertainties. These uncertainties affect the foundation performance and hence are considered in the deterministic design ...

Econometric choice models have been widely used in travel behaviour research to understand human activities, time-use, mobility choices, consumption, and related preferences. Most research in this area had focused on ...

Cutting is an important deformation process encountered during many instances in the engineering of infrastructure, such as trawling, trenching, and excavation. This thesis presents the results of an experimental program ...

Landslides are major natural disasters which pose a significant risk to lives and infrastructure globally. As urbanization is increasing due to the increasing population in mountainous regions, the risk due to landslides ...

Public transit systems are an indispensable part of any metropolitan city. Its success depends on many factors, chief among which is the ease with which users can query for optimal journeys using mobile apps. Conventional ...