Abstract: Long-term settlement of municipal solid waste (MSW) in bioreactor and conventional landfills is caused by a number of mechanisms. Laboratory tests in bioreactor landfill simulators allow for a careful assessment of each ...

Abstract: Following the Cephalonia, Greece, 2014 earthquake sequence (Mw=6.1 and Mw=6.0), liquefaction of gravelly earthfill materials at the ports of Lixouri and Argostoli resulted in the manifestation of ground cracking and ...

Abstract: Soil liquefaction response is significantly affected by soil gradation (particle size, angularity, coefficient of uniformity) and density. However, the literature on the factors affecting liquefaction resistance with initial ...

Abstract: Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), or drones, have become popular tools for practitioners and researchers alike. Recent years have seen a significant increase in UAV uses for many applications in the fields of science and ...

Abstract: Developing empirical correlations between the shear-wave velocity (Vs) and the standard penetration test (SPT) blow count has been a long-term practice for sandy, silty, and clayey soils. However, the existing correlations ...

Abstract: Ground improvement (GI) techniques have shown promise in effective liquefaction mitigation, but the physical mechanisms governing their three-dimensional (3D) response during dynamic loading are not yet fully understood. ...

Abstract: A procedure to characterize municipal solid waste (MSW) for geotechnical engineering purposes is developed based on experience with waste characterization and testing. Existing MSW classification systems are reviewed ...

Abstract: A comprehensive large-scale laboratory testing program using direct shear (DS), triaxial (TX), and simple shear tests was performed on municipal solid waste (MSW) retrieved from a landfill in the San Francisco Bay area to ...