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Reliability
Reliability is the consistency in performance. This is typically a much desired thing generally in life

Si Shen
Jan 28, 20203 min read


Soil structure interaction (1) – what interaction?
The design of underground structures, requires a process called ‘soil-structure interaction’.

Si Shen
Jan 13, 20203 min read


Universal engineering principles
I believe it is essential for engineers to develop the habit of zooming out from their routine designs and re-think at a higher level of...

Si Shen
Dec 14, 20193 min read


Underlying assumptions of Eurocodes
There are some fundamental assumptions of Eurocodes that work in the background of every single design.

Si Shen
Nov 16, 20192 min read


Partial factors
This blog post hopes to dig down to the nature of partial factors.

Si Shen
Sep 17, 20193 min read


Shear (3) – shear in soil
This blog explains the shear behaviour of soil from a whole new angle for you to better understand the underlying reasons

Si Shen
Jul 1, 20194 min read


The snow white chalk
This blog post kicks off the series with one of the prettiest types of ground – the chalk.

Si Shen
Jun 19, 20193 min read
The Time-Space Effect
he concept of ‘Time-Space Effect’ is a theory specific to underground works in soft ground. It was popularised by researchers from China...

Si Shen
Oct 17, 20181 min read
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