Timber Creep of Historic Urban Quay Walls: The influence of timber creep on the assessment of inner-city quay walls

Amsterdam and many other cities consist of a network of old quay walls, which sometimes have been constructed over a century ago. A large uncertainty exists concerning the current safety of these quay walls and their remaining service lifetime. In the current framework for the assessment of old urban quay walls, the influence of timber creep in...

Modelling of dynamic pile behavior during an earthquake using PLAXIS 2D: Embedded beam (row)

In the last few years the research activities on the effect of human induced earthquakes on (piled) foundations has grown enormously. Apart from the complex numerical models for masonry and the effect of earthquake loading on these structures, a lot of research is currently performed on the soil properties and its effect on the wave propagation....