Abstract: Laboratory freezing tests were performed on laterally confined samples of lightly overconsolidated fine-grained soil exposed to one-dimensional freezing at a constant temperature gradient. Pore-water pressures and temperatures ...

Abstract: Iraq is experiencing water-resource shortages which are expected to become more severe in the future. It is believed that rainwater harvesting will be one of the solutions to overcome this problem. In this paper, rainwater ...

Abstract: Tailings dam disasters are reported almost every year and are triggered by mechanisms, such as overtopping, piping, and others. The failures due to inadequate management cannot be neglected as well. These dams are constructed ...