Abstract: Following the Cephalonia, Greece, 2014 earthquake sequence (Mw=6.1 and Mw=6.0), liquefaction of gravelly earthfill materials at the ports of Lixouri and Argostoli resulted in the manifestation of ground cracking and ...

Abstract: Long-term settlement of municipal solid waste (MSW) in bioreactor and conventional landfills is caused by a number of mechanisms. Laboratory tests in bioreactor landfill simulators allow for a careful assessment of each ...

Abstract: Soil liquefaction response is significantly affected by soil gradation (particle size, angularity, coefficient of uniformity) and density. However, the literature on the factors affecting liquefaction resistance with initial ...

Abstract: In the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake, liquefaction of gravelly soils from reclaimed fills occurred in CentrePort, Wellington, New Zealand. This study presents constant volume monotonic and cyclic simple shear tests on well-graded ...

Abstract: Levees are very challenging engineering structures to study, in part because they are not typically well-engineered structures. Unfortunately, there is little to no guidance as to how to evaluate the seismic vulnerability ...

Abstract: Developing empirical correlations between the shear-wave velocity (Vs) and the standard penetration test (SPT) blow count has been a long-term practice for sandy, silty, and clayey soils. However, the existing correlations ...

Abstract: Dynamic compaction (DC) has an extensive performance record on municipal solid waste (MSW) sites. A database of 56 test sites has been developed and analyzed to garner lessons on the performance of DC on MSW sites. Analysis ...

Abstract: Pile driving is a complex dynamic process where little insight has been garnered in terms of the energy transfer from the driver to the soil and surrounding structures. Ground motion measurements during driving of full-scale ...