Dynamic Stress Bulbs

This Python package allows to compute and plot dynamic stress bulbs for harmonic vertical point loads in homogenous soil.

A relevant publication is currently under review in the ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.

A series of functions to support the computations is provided in stokes.py. Details on their arguments and outputs are provided in docstrings.

The use of these functions for practical applications is demonstrated in example.py (Python script) and example.ipynb (Jupyter notebook).

Typical plots can be produced using plot.py (Python script) and plot.ipynb (Jupyter notebook).

• Dimitris Karamitros, Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, U.K.
• Bahareh Heidarzadeh, Associate, Engeo, San Ramon, CA, U.S.A.
• Jonathan P. Stewart, Professor, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), U.S.A.
• George E. Mylonakis, Professor, Khalifa University, U.A.E. & University of Bristol, U.K.