Abstract: Buffer/backfill material is an important part of engineered barriers in deep geological repositories of high-level radioactive waste (HLRW). A good buffer material not only possesses good heat conductivity, expansion, and ...

Abstract: The construction of infrastructure in coastal areas requires stabilizers to improve the characteristics of weak cohesionless geomaterials. Ordinary portland cement (OPC) is typically used to improve these geomaterials and ...

Abstract: The mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide (M-EPDG) recommends the use of resilient modulus (MR) for characterization of subgrade soils. Subgrade soils may not always have enough strength and stiffness to support the ...

Abstract: In most geotechnical construction works, compacted soils of cohesive-frictional nature are expected to remain mostly under partially saturated conditions and hence experience continuous changes in the suction state (negative ...