Abstract: An overflow pond dam at a gold mine in South Carolina failed in October 1990 approximately 2 weeks after an exceptionally large rainstorm produced more than 280 mm (11 in.) of rain in 1 day (>>2,500-year event). The pond ...

Abstract: The use of cohesive soils in geogrid‐reinforced backfills requires consideration of the performance of these materials under both as‐compacted and long‐term conditions. Depending on the as‐compacted conditions, the long‐term ...

Abstract: U.S. federal regulations require that municipal solid-waste landfills located in seismic impact zones be designed to resist earthquake hazards. However, due to the lack of well-documented case histories, analytical procedures ...