By analysing a series of four successive thin‐sections from a ceramic clay that was
subjected to uniaxial compression, we were able to monitor the development of …

Forensic analysis of past failures is valuable to improve our understanding of levee
behavior. In this article a new systematic approach of forensic analysis for levee failures is …

Geometrically based particle packing models can help to predict the water demand of
concrete, and thus the material properties. In this paper it is described how centrifugal …

This study investigated the effectiveness of estimating the maximum allowable annular
pressure during horizontal directional drilling (HDD) in noncohesive soils by using two …

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is a crossing technique for the oil and gas, utilities, and
infrastructure sectors for pipeline installations in different situations under natural or …

I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why
and When And How and Where and Who.—R. Kipling, Just so stories Pipe belt conveyors …

Hundreds of coal fires are burning out of control around the world, pumping huge quantities
of carbon dioxide and pollutants into the atmosphere. The problem was described as a" …

Among other parameters, the hydraulic conductivity needed to predict time-dependant
settlement can be estimated using a piezocone dissipation test. This test is commonly used …

The dredging process starts with the excavation of sand, clay, rock or other types of soil. In
order to determine the forces needed for excavation, adequate cutting theories are …

The increasing demand on precious metals has motivated the development of a promising
industry, deep sea mining. Currently major technical challenges exist in the development of …