Abstract: An accurate modeling of soil-structure interfaces is very important in order to obtain realistic solutions of many soil-structure interaction problems. To study the mechanical characteristics of soil-structure interface, ...

Abstract: Expansive soils are characterized by significant swelling and shrinkage due to changes in water content, which could threaten the safety of buildings. In this study, an electrochemical treatment method was used to modify ...

Abstract: Air sparging is an emerging soil remediation method to decontaminate saturated granular soils and groundwater with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The efficiency of an in situ sparging system is controlled by the extent ...

Abstract: The engineering properties of tailings are important for the safety evaluation and engineering design of tailing dams. In the present study, laboratory experiments were performed to investigate the geotechnical properties ...

Abstract: Electroosmotic consolidation can be used as an efficient technique for soft soil improvement. Considering the limitation in previous theories that soil parameters keep constant during electroosmotic consolidation, the ...

Abstract: Adsorbent dosage and initial adsorbate concentration are usually used as two factors for a batch sorption experiment to investigate the sorption characteristics of heavy metals on soils. In the present study, another factor ...

Abstract: Prediction of the pollutant migration in complex soil systems requires an understanding of advection, dispersion, and adsorption processes. This paper focuses on the influence of the effective stress of soil on the pollutant ...

Abstract: Air sparging (AS) is an in-situ groundwater remediation technique for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in contaminated sites. Knowledge of effect of the injected air on air flow patterns and extent of the zone known as ...

Abstract: This paper provides an overview of environmental issues in the coal-to-energy industry. Coal to energy will be the major energy source for foreseeable future. The waste generated from the coal-to-energy process and the ...