Abstract: Untreated soil is prone to erosion and dust generation that result in various environmental and health hazards. The addition of additives has been used as a soil treatment method to tackle this problem. Conventional ...

Abstract: Rammed earth (RE) is a low-embodied-energy construction technique that attracted the attention of engineers in recent years. To date, few studies have investigated the chemical deterioration of RE. This study investigated ...

Abstract: The environmental friendliness, good thermal performance and sustainable development of rammed earth structures have attracted the attention of numerous researchers and engineers in recent years. Nevertheless, the fire ...

Abstract: Sliding friction between a pavement and tire is an important concern in traffic safety. The British pendulum test has been used worldwide to evaluate friction characteristics of pavement surfaces. However, because of ...

Abstract: One of the major error sources in the global positioning system (GPS) is ionospheric delay (refraction). This delay is frequency dependent and therefore can be removed by dual frequency receivers. Using eight coefficients ...

Abstract: In this paper, a systematic study was carried out to computationally explore the significance of different mechanisms involved in hydraulic fracturing treatments in practice, with special reference given to the hydrofracture ...

Abstract: The high rate of energy consumption in the building sector has led designers toward construction methods that consume less energy during construction through serviceability. One of these methods is rammed-earth (RE) ...

Abstract: Traditionally, factors of safety have been used to design mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls; however, the uncertainties associated with input parameters have not been considered. The probabilistic analysis of MSE ...

Abstract: In this paper, a computational algorithm based on the eXtended Finite Element Method (X-FEM) is developed to study the fluid-lag zone involved in hydraulic fracturing treatments. The fluid-lag zone, caused due to the high ...

Abstract: Roller compacted concrete (RCC) is a dry concrete with zero slump and is constructed in layers. RCC dams are generally weak in interlayers. The bond strength and the permeability of the interlayer affect the performance ...