... ABSTRACT: Azan (Aizanoi) antique city was first established by Phrygians and later become a part of Roman Empire. This city was the first city in the world to introduce the flood protection measures by constructing dams and embankment walls. Two of the four stone masonry bridges are remaining...

... consisting of silty sand and gravel layers with layers of glacial lake clay beneath. The crystalline basement existing below is composed of phyllite and sedimentary moraine material (Figure 1). Reservoir Characterization refurbishment Bridge construction stabilization Salzburg displacement...

... for area sliding near bridge no. 5. All previous geological works made by the authors and those made by other Albanian geolo- gists/engineers for different purposes have been re- examined. All available information about the zone in question published or not, has been inspected. The former works made...

... Abstract This case study presents the process, phases and challenges of deepening of Juankoski canal under a bridge which carried out extensive stabilization project from the autumn of 2001 to the spring of 2002. The project initiated with rock strengthening that involved grouting...

... Abstract The world's highest suspension bridge has been constructed across a 500 m deep canyon in karst at a remote location in Papua New Guinea to carry oil pipelines across the Hegigio River. The bridge has a main suspension cable and two wind cables, each cable requiring anchorage...

... stability assessment ancient moon bridge local damage Reservoir Characterization Protection Project foundation reservoir simulation countermeasure research status damage mechanics masonry building calculation model stress centralization Bridge chinese masonry building displacement...

... cracks directed along the direction of the uniaxial load. The coalescence mechanism of two cracks was investigated. Results showed that open cracks can coalesce by shear failure or tensile failure. The coalescence path manly depends on the inclination of the rock bridge between cracks. 1. INTRODUCTION...