Abstract: Recent natural events such as earthquakes in Japan and storm surge effects in New York have led to the growing interest in sustainable civil engineering. While sustainability topics, such as soil liquefaction and green ...

Abstract: In both the United States and the United Kingdom, slurry walls are used as vertical barriers to control groundwater flow and to contain contaminants as part of waste containment systems. In the United States, slurry walls ...

Abstract: Flexible-wall permeability tests and rigid-wall consolidation/permeability tests were performed to evaluate the hydraulic conductivity and compressibility of a model soil-bentonite (SB) backfill amended with granular ...

Abstract: Two soil-bentonite cutoff-wall backfills obtained from construction sites, one in New Jersey and one in Delaware, were tested for the existence of membrane behavior. Both backfills were designed as a mixture of dry bentonite ...

Abstract: Two model soil-bentonite (SB) backfills were evaluated for their ability to behave as semipermeable membranes. The base soils for the model backfills consisted of natural clay with 89% (dry weight) fines and a mixture of ...

Abstract: The consolidation behavior and hydraulic conductivity

Abstract: This paper presents an experimental investigation on the effects of strain history and aging on cyclic response and resistance of fine-grained coal refuse (FCR) using large-scale shaking table tests. The FCR specimen was ...

Abstract: ASCE has developed an aspirational vision of the profession that deals aggressively with pressing emergent issues. The vision demands development of many aspects of the profession, including both specialized knowledge and ...