The site characterization process is vital for the engineering structures and earthworks. In the current study, a Multi-Channel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) was carried out in western Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia.
Kamal Abdelrahman +2 more
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The Black Mountain tectonic zone--a reactivated northeast-trending crustal shear zone in the Yukon-Tanana Upland of east-central Alaska: Chapter D in <i>Recent U.S. Geological Survey studies in the Tintina Gold Province, Alaska, United States, and Yukon, Canada--results of a 5-year project</i> [PDF]
J. M. O'Neill +3 more
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An investigation into the controls of granite plutonism in the Sierra da Freita region, Northern Portugal [PDF]
The Serra da Freita region of north central Portugal was chosen for study as it displays the complex relationships between regional structure, plutonism, regional and contact metamorphism typical of this part of Iberia.
Reavy, Reginald John
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Compaction of granular columns under thermal cycling
Granular materials undergo compaction under periodic temperature fluctuations, leading to various engineering and geological phenomena from landslides to silo compaction.
Luo Yuxuan +7 more
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Assessing the impact of sample size and geology on earthen embankment design and construction
This technical paper investigates the influence of sample size and geologic characteristics on the geotechnical design of levee embankments. Sample quality plays a vital role in quantifying engineering properties for levee embankment projects, and ...
H. Omar Ulloa +4 more
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Depending on its chemical and mineralogical composition, the serpentinite represents a peculiar rocky material, which plays a significant role in influencing pedogenetic weathering, vegetation ecology, geo-mechanical and tectonic processes, as well as ...
Gianfranco Fioraso +3 more
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Copper mineral occurrences in the Wrangell Mountains-Prince William Sound area, Alaska [PDF]
On January 9, 1970, the U.S. Bureau of Mines entered into an agreement with the University of Alaska based upon a proposal submitted by the Mineral Industry Research Laboratory.
Grybeck, D.G., Heiner, L.E., Wolff, E.N.
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Tectonic structures of the Dome Fuji region, East Antarctica, based on new magnetic data
The Oldest Ice Reconnaissance (OIR) airborne geophysical survey in East Antarctica was flown over approximately 170,000 km2 of the Dome Fuji region in 2016/17.
Alexandra Guy, Graeme Eagles, Olaf Eisen
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Ground deformation on the Earth’s surface layer is strongly affected by the nonlinearity of geomaterials. However, the formation process of such deformation has yet to be described in a unified manner based on mechanics.
Eiji Yamada +2 more
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Evidence of N120 shear corridors and associated tectonic structures in northeastern Tunisia after geological and geophysical data [PDF]
Houcem Mzali +4 more
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