Modeling the behavior of unsaturated soils necessitates the measurement of soil suction
and the establishment of its variation with the water content, which is commonly known as …

The paper reports the results of suction-controlled triaxial tests performed on compacted
samples of two well-graded granular materials in the range of coarse sand–medium gravel …

Soils are unconsolidated materials that are result of weathering and erosion process of
rocks. When water content of some soils change, it makes problems to civil activities. These …

In mountainous western China, a large number of granular materials are used as
construction materials in high-fill embankments. These granular fill materials in the …

Geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) have the potential to act as excellent hydraulic barriers, and
have been successfully used in numerous barrier system applications, including composite …

Mine tailings storage poses significant environmental risks such as the formation of acid
mine drainage. Engineered covers offer a solution by controlling water ingress. Their …

A field investigation was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of store-and-release (SR)
covers made with different phosphate mine wastes in reducing water infiltration (system …

The relationship between soil suction and water content, popularly known as the soil water
characteristic curve (SWCC) provides significant information to evaluate the behaviour of …

One of the main environmental risks related to the surface storage of reactive mine tailings is
acid mine drainage (AMD). AMD generation is often managed by limiting oxygen access to …

Shale weathering was characterized and quantified in a lysimeter and modelling study that
jointly considered the flow, transport, gas diffusion and reactivity processes induced by …