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ASCE ( American Society of Civil Engineers )
Description: The American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest engineering society. ASCE stands at the forefront of a profession that plans, designs, constructs, and operates society’s economic and social engine – the built environment – while protecting and restoring the natural environment.
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Water Vapor Sorption Behavior of Wildfire-Burnt Soil
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Wildfires and associated wetting-induced slope stability issues (i.e., erosion, shallow landslides, and debris flows) are common problems all around the world. The water-retention mechanism of the burnt soil after a ...
Changes in Soil Properties over Time after a Wildfire and Implications to Slope Stability
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Postwildfire forests are dynamic environments. Wetting-induced shallow landslides are observed at varying times after wildfires, but the reasons are not fully known. This study investigates the time-dependent changes in ...