As observed in the numerical tests, a precise correlation between the delamination position and the variations of the Time of Flight (ToF) of primary (P) and secondary (S) waves is found.
There is a good correlation between the numerical and test results.
A comparison between the numerical and test results was given, and the effects of key factors on the performance of beams with steel plate measure were investigated through parametric numerical studies.
Furthermore, the finite element (FE) models of BRBs with various gusset connections were established and good consistency between the numerical and test results indicated that the FE modeling could simulate the cyclic behavior of BRB well.
Good agreement between the numerical and test results has been achieved for different cutout shapes and reinforcements, and this study has demonstrated that the cutout induced stress concentration can be reduced significantly by appropriate cutout shape and edge reinforcements.
In order to highlight the difference between the dynamic processes of the two numerical tests more clearly, the position of the front of the landslide as it descends on an incline, as well as the velocity and the maximum height during the run, are shown in Fig. 5.
From comparison of various parameters, such as the total horizontal force, the pressure difference on the front wall, the pressure on the back wall and the pressure on the top cover, between the numerical results and test data, it can be seen that the numerical results agree well with the test data.
A reasonable consistency is observed between the numerical simulation and test results for the acceleration time behavior of LWs.
Based on a comparison between the numerical and experimental tests performed on the concrete under uniaxial compression, it is validated that the random fractal method could basically be used to generate the meso-model of concrete aggregates.
The comparison between laboratory and numerical tests permits to make some considerations on the difficulties involved in the experimental analysis, in order to define a reliable experimental technique to determine the properties necessary to the successive design.
