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Biogeotechnics, 2023 In this review paper, the applications of biomineralization in environmental geotechnics are analyzed. Three environmental geotechnics scenarios, namely heavy metal contamination immobilization and removal, waste and CO2 containment, and recycled use of ...
Yu Zhang +3 more
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European Geologist, 2021 The “Izabela” Exploitation Field is in the central part of the northern Adriatic. It consists of two gas exploitation platforms anchored directly onto the seabed.
Ratko Vasiljević
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Slope protection with an earth retaining system: respectful of natural resources and the landscape
European Geologist, 2021 Heavy rains in June 2018 damaged a road between Echternach and Berdorf (Luxembourg) so severely that it had to be closed. The river along the road below it destroyed the existing stabilisation structures, such as retaining walls and gabion walls, and ...
Steve Gruslin, Domenico Nola
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Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023 This is a systematic literature review of quantitative sustainability assessments, focusing on life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA), of bio-mediated and bio-inspired ground improvement technologies applied to geologic hazard mitigation.
Aisha Faruqi +2 more
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Geotechnics for rockfall assessment in the volcanic island of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain)
Journal of Maps, 2020 The island of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) is characterized by a large variability of volcanic rocks reflecting its volcanic evolution. The geological map provided by Geological Survey of Spain at 1:25.000 scale shows more than 109 different ...
Roberto Sarro +13 more
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Contribution to the knowledge of early geotechnics during the twentieth century: Ralph Peck [PDF]
History of Geo- and Space Sciences, 2019 Ralph B. Peck (1912–2008), graduate and doctor of philosophy in civil engineering (1934 and 1937 respectively) from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, was one of the major contributors to the development of geotechnics in the twentieth century.
A. Lara-Galera +2 more
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Information systems in geotechnics [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2022 The article considers the information modeling of buildings together with the foundation within the information system and the stages of its implementation.
Diveev Aleks, Boldyrev Gennadii
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E3S Web of Conferences, 2018 Necessity of formation of the uniform concept of maintenance of development of the megalopolises, combining building of aboveground and underground complexes is shown.
Makarov Vladimir, Makishin Valery
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Infrastructures, 2022 Plastic waste (PW) constitutes a nuisance to our environment despite several efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle it. This study experimentally explores the possibility of storing plastic waste within a cement-stabilised soil that can be used as a road ...
Isaac Akinwumi +3 more
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Detection of Density Changes in Soils with Impedance Spectroscopy
Applied Sciences, 2021 Measurement of soil parameters, such as moisture, density and density change, can provide important information for evaluating the stability of earthwork structures and for structural health monitoring.
Christoph Clemens +4 more
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