Abstract: Fine-particle transport in porous media affects performance of civil infrastructure in a number of diverse disciplines. The particle transport processes that are important in infrastructure systems are (1) wastewater ...

Abstract: It is well known that residual NAPL (nonaqueous phase liquid) ganglia remain trapped in the saturated domain after pump‐and‐treat operations and create a long‐term source of contamination. Mobilization and extraction of ...

Abstract: The practice of animal waste containment has recently drawn much interest from public and regulatory agencies in agriculture-oriented states such as Kansas and North Carolina. In this paper, the debate surrounding the ...

Abstract: This paper describes a mechanistic model developed to understand the self-healing mechanism of two types of cracks in impervious cores of earth dams; Type A core cracks which extend from the interior of the core to the ...

Abstract: This paper describes the experimental methods developed to understand the self-healing or progressive erosion of core cracks in earth dams. Concentrated leaks through two types of core cracks are simulated experimentally ...

Abstract: Immiscible liquids when spilled into the ground or leaked from underground storage tanks tend to remain trapped in the form of discrete ganglia due to strong capillary forces. These ganglia often have low solubility in ...

Abstract: This paper demonstrates the application of two-dimensional random networks to quantitatively represent the minifabric of compacted clays. The structure of compacted clays is idealized using aggregations of spherical clusters ...

Abstract: Slope failures on hillside slopes are frequently caused by increases in pore‐water pressures following periods of heavy rainfall. This paper presents a simplified lumped‐parameter model for estimating piezometric levels ...