Abstract: This paper documents the development of low stress and fracture zones in the core of the 177-m-high Masjed-E-Soleyman rockfill dam––which has a clay core and was built in a relatively narrow canyon––using three-dimensional ...

Abstract: One-third of the global land area suffers from wind erosion, and its prevention is a critical issue in arid regions of the world. During a wind erosion event, the impacts of saltating grains on the surface cause abrasion ...

Abstract: A series of centrifuge experiments were conducted to identify different internal failure modes of a group of soil-cement (SC) columns (e.g., shearing and tension due to bending) under combined effects of embankment ...