Abstract: The initial stresses existing in the natural ground are anisotropic in the sense that the vertical stress is typically larger than the lateral stresses. The construction activities, such as embankments and excavation, ...

Abstract: US waste-to-energy (WTE) plants generate about 7 million tons of fly ash and bottom ash annually, mixed to combined ash (CA), which, after metal recycling, is disposed of in landfills. Fine-combined ash (FCA), the ...