The Preliminary Application of Biochar in Geotechnical Engineering [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Biochar is a carbonaceous material produced by the pyrolysis of biomass, which has a porous structure and a high specific surface area. In recent years, with a focus on environmental protection and sustainable development, biochar, a new type of ...
Zheng Ying
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Characterization and engineering properties of natural soils used for geotesting
AIMS Geosciences, 2020 Benchmarking is of significant importance in geological and geotechnical engineering, for testing and verifying innovative soil investigation methods and foundation solutions.
Jean-Sebastien L’Heureux, Tom Lunne
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Assessment of Karstification Degree in the Copacabana Group for a Tailings Dam Foundation, South Andes, Peru [PDF]
, 2013 The world-wide occurrence of carbonate rocks is extensive, and Peru is no exception. Many mining facilities are located in or on carbonate rocks. Under specific conditions, carbonate rocks show varying degrees of karstification, which represent a ...
Azodolmolky, S. +5 more
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Digging Deeper: The Role of Big Data Analytics in Geotechnical Investigations [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThis review paper explores the transformative role of big data analytics in geotechnical engineering, transferring past conventional methods to a data-driven paradigm that complements decision-making and precision in subsurface investigations.
Vani V. Divya +6 more
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Eurocode 7 and Rock Engineering Design: The Case of Rockfall Protection Barriers
Geosciences, 2020 The Eurocode 7 or EC7 is the Reference Design Code (RDC) for geotechnical design including rock engineering design within the European Union (EU). Moreover, its principles have also been adopted by several other countries, becoming a key design standard ...
Federico Vagnon +4 more
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Assessing the contribution of vegetation to slope stability [PDF]
, 2004 Many embankments and cuttings associated with the transportation infrastructure in the UK are only marginally stable. Engineering techniques such as soil nailing, geosynthetic reinforcement, improved drainage and ground improvement by stabilisation are ...
Greenwood, JR, Norris, JE, Wint, J
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Energies, 2019 Global warming and climate change caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have rapidly increased the occurrence of abnormal climate events, and both the scale and frequency of geotechnical engineering hazards (GEHs) accordingly.
Ilhan Chang, Minhyeong Lee, Gye-Chun Cho
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Dimensional Analysis: Overview and applications to problems of Soil-Structure Interaction [PDF]
, 2019 Dimensional Analysis is a long-established tool widely used in many branches of engineering and science. However, applications in geotechnical engineering, and in particular soil-structure interaction (SSI), have barely been explored, in spite of the ...
Asimaki, Domniki +2 more
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Back Analysis of Geotechnical Engineering Based on Data-Driven Model and Grey Wolf Optimization
Applied Sciences, 2022 Geomaterial mechanical parameters are critical to implementing construction design and evaluating stability through feedback analysis in geotechnical engineering.
Lihong Zhao +3 more
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Numerical evaluation of the pipe-pile buckling during vibratory driving in sand [PDF]
, 2019 The buckling of steel pipe piles during vibratory driving is numerically studied using the Multi-Material Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (MMALE) method. This method handles the large soil deformations that occur during pile driving and other geotechnical ...
Aubram, Daniel +3 more
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