Abstract: Stiff clays and shales forming part of natural slopes and earth dams contain fissures in their structure. Very little is known about the effect that fissure parameters such as orientation, length, number of fissures, and ...

Abstract: Fractal analysis was used to evaluate the roughness of four commercially available geomembranes used in waste-containment systems. Fractal analysis uses the concept of the fractal dimension

Abstract: Rock aggregates forming part of engineering structures such as embankments, rock fills, pile foundations, and pavements are subjected to static and dynamic loads. As a result of these loads crushing occurs in two different ...

Abstract: Granular materials forming part of civil engineering structures are subjected to both static and dynamic loads. As a result of these loads, particle crushing occurs. This study focuses on the evolution of crushing in a ...

Abstract: Flexible pavements are composed by an asphalt concrete layer, granular base and subbase layers, and a natural subgrade. The granular materials forming part of the granular layers are subjected to static and dynamic loads ...

Abstract: Granular materials forming part of natural slopes, embankments, subgrades of foundations, and pavement structures are subjected to both static and dynamic loads during their engineering lives. As a result of these loads, ...

Abstract: This paper presents the results of an investigation on the strength properties of autoclaved cellular concrete (ACC) blocks, a building material that can contain up to 70% w/w of electric utility fly ash. The scope of this ...