• Effects of Periodic Electric Potential and Electrolyte Recirculation on Electrochemical Remediation of Contaminant Mixtures in Clayey Soils. (ijee.net)
  • In this investigation an attempt has been made to study the behavior of batter pile in clayey soils through an experimental program carried out on instrumented model aluminium piles of 26 mm diameter in a test tank of size 1 200 mm x 800mm x 1 100 mm. (ebrflooring.co.uk)
  • Enhanced greenhouse gas fluxes during spring freeze-thaw are related to the mineralization of bioavailable substrates, which may be elevated when soil is amended with organic residues (e.g., biobased residues such as compost, digestate, biosolids). (frontiersin.org)
  • We now see a strong relationship between high-grade gold mineralization and quartz veins that are oriented at right angles to the shear that may occupy dilation zones related to bends in the main structure. (medgoldresources.com)
  • Medgold plans to continue its work at Marrancos during the Fall, and aims to complete detailed sampling of mineralization within the shear corridor. (medgoldresources.com)
  • Nineteen drill holes totaling 9,353.5m (30, 679′) tested mineralization occurring along the Santoy shear, which had been identified by detailed geological and structural mapping, prospecting, soil sampling and previous drilling. (resourceworld.com)
  • 2018 ). To assess the impact of human activities, an undisturbed reference, such as pristine natural background sediments, is necessary to reflect the situation of the individual lake on a local or regional scale. (springer.com)
  • Rhizon samplers extract small volumes of pore water from soil and sediments. (darkenergybiosphere.org)
  • Critical Review of Electro-kinetic Remediation of Contaminated Soils and Sediments: Mechanisms, Performances and Technologies. (ijee.net)
  • The success of this material for use in this application is reportedly dependent on proper compaction. (dot.gov)
  • This Part of BS 1377 describes methods of test for determining characteristics related to the compaction of soils, which can be used as a basis for specifying requirements for soils compacted in the field. (saiglobal.com)
  • Preliminary assessments indicate that the combustion process may have been initiated by heat released either by the presence of organic soils and microbial degradation, the oxidation of exposed steel wires, or microbes consuming liquid petroleum products that could have been spilled on the tire shreds during construction. (dot.gov)
  • Here, we investigated the effects of extreme drought and exotic plants, two of the most significant threats to Mediterranean-type ecosystems, on soil microbial community composition and carbon metabolic genes within a four-year field rainfall manipulation experiment. (nature.com)
  • We combined measurements of bulk microbial and soil properties with high-throughput microbial community analyses to elucidate microbial responses and microbial-mediated alterations to carbon cycling. (nature.com)
  • Relationships found between microbial taxonomic groups and carbon metabolic genes support the interpretation that exotic plants change microbial carbon cycling by altering the soil microclimate and supplying easily decomposed high-quality litter. (nature.com)
  • Soil microbial community responses to drought and exotic plants could potentially impact ecosystem C storage by producing a smaller, more vulnerable C pool of microbial biomass that is prone to increased pulses of heterotrophic respiration. (nature.com)
  • In temperate cold regions, the gradual resurgence of soil microbial activity during spring freeze-thaw events is frequently associated with greenhouse gas emissions. (frontiersin.org)
  • This suggested that soil warming driven by ambient conditions as well as the type and quantity of carbon input influenced soil microbial activity, leading to greenhouse gases production. (frontiersin.org)
  • Granular materials like sandy and gravely soils are composed of an assembly of individual particles. (researchgate.net)
  • In addition to being a lightweight fill material, tire shreds or tire chips offer good thermal characteristics in resisting frost penetration and have good drainage characteristics, being as permeable as a coarse granular soil. (dot.gov)
  • Burnt coal refuse (or red dog) from banks or piles that have caught on fire has also been used as a granular base material. (dot.gov)
  • Burnt coal refuse (red dog) is also a suitable granular base material. (dot.gov)
  • The use of mineral processing waste as a granular base material is not very common, since many mineral processing wastes are not close to urban areas where construction materials are needed. (dot.gov)
  • The Ministry of Transport in the United Kingdom permits the use of incinerated coal refuse (well- burnt, nonplastic shale) as a granular subbase material in Ministry controlled road work. (dot.gov)
  • Where the waste rock consists of hard, stable chunks of rock with no overburden or vegetation, granular aggregate material can be produced by crushing. (dot.gov)
  • 8] K. Deb, Modeling of granular bed-stone columnimproved soft soil, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics,(-1267 (2008 1288. (ac.ir)
  • We have performed computer simulations of slope deterioration to determine the relationship between their time to failure and slope geometry, soil strength, and permeability. (cambridge.org)
  • Averyanov, S.F.: The dependence of permeability of soils on their air content. (springer.com)
  • PCB distribution coefficients for polypropylene were higher than natural organic materials like wood, but in the range of lipids and sediment organic carbon, and smaller than black carbons like coal and biochars. (researchgate.net)
  • Since the vast majority of sediment and suspended particles in the environment are natural organic and inorganic materials, pollutant transfer through particle ingestion will be dominated by these particles and not microplastics. (researchgate.net)
  • Therefore, soil amended with biobased residues may either increase or reduce greenhouse gas fluxes during spring freeze-thaw events depending on the source and production method of the organic material. (frontiersin.org)
  • Electrokinetic remediation for the removal of organic contaminants in soils. (ijee.net)
  • Secondly, capital's growing dependence upon this different - immaterial - labour has serious implications for the process of self-expanding abstract labour (value) that defines capital as a social relation. (metamute.org)
  • This stiffness, quantified in the stiffness matrix, is much higher than the rigidity of the soil. (intechopen.com)
  • In addition, it led to increase in neutral lateral time period of structure vibration of frame buildings especially, with soft soil stiffness. (crteaching.com)
  • Results showed that improves the stiffness of composite soils and increase in shear strength of individual stone columns (single, square and triangular arrangement) and equivalent trench and stone column arrangement had an impact on improving the shear strength of stone columns. (ac.ir)
  • The most increase in shear strength and stiffness values was observed for square arrangement of stone columns and the least increase was for single stone columns. (ac.ir)
  • Enhanced electrokinetic remediation of hydrophobic organics contaminated soils by the combination of non-ionic and ionic surfactants. (ijee.net)
  • However, compounds containing both talc and CDI showed an improved hydrolysis resistance as compared to compounds containing only CDI implying that talc's role in reducing the rate of hydrolysis is caused by the hydrophobic characteristic of the material. (4spe.org)
  • 2016). Where co-occurring nitrite concentrations were less than 5 times as high as nitrate, nitrite was removed by addition of sulfamic acid (Granger and Sigman, 2009) prior to the denitrifier method. (darkenergybiosphere.org)
  • In the deepest samples having measurable nitrate, where concentrations were very low, the N and O isotopic composition of nitrate was calculated by mass balance using analyses of the combined nitrate + nitrite pools by the denitrifier method, in which both nitrate and nitrite standards were also analyzed, together with nitrite isotope values from the azide-only measurements described previously (Casciotti and McIlvin, 2007). (darkenergybiosphere.org)
  • Extreme precipitation can affect oxygen concentrations in soils and hinder photosynthesis for mangroves. (nasa.gov)
  • The analytical solution of the first problem is obtained by reducing the Poisson equation for the longitudinal flow velocity to the Laplace equation, conformal mapping of the corresponding transformed physical domain onto an auxiliary half-plane and solving there the Signorini mixed boundary value problem (BVP). (springer.com)
  • Closed-loop chemical recycling via depolymerization to monomer is also not currently feasible for these superabsorbent materials because side-chain degradation outcompetes depolymerization. (nature.com)
  • After collecting samples of silty clay at a slope in the Three Gorges Reservoir area as the research object, not only the large-scale direct shear test was carried out on the site but also the direct shear test, water content test, density test, and particle grading analysis test were carried out in the laboratory with the undisturbed soil. (hindawi.com)
  • 2) The mechanism of the variation law of soil shear strength parameters along the slope, which is mainly due to the decrease of the elevation, the decrease of the edges and angles between the particles, and the increase of the clay content is determined. (hindawi.com)
  • 14 ] conducted field tests and investigations on clay in various areas and found that the shear strength parameters showed obvious linear changes along the buried depth. (hindawi.com)
  • We propose using fully Bayesian Gaussian process emulation (GPE) as a surrogate for expensive computer experiments of transport infrastructure cut slopes in high-plasticity clay soils that are associated with an increased risk of failure. (cambridge.org)
  • A significant part of the U.K. rail and highway infrastructure is built on high-plasticity clay soils which have an increased risk of failure. (cambridge.org)
  • Shearing Rate Effects on Dense Sand and Compacted Clay. (in.ua)
  • Analysis of Two Adjacent Circular Tunnels in Soft Clay Soil. (in.ua)
  • The soil is classified as A-6 according to AASHTO classification system and belong to clay of low plasticity CL or OL group according to the Unified Soil Classification System. (ijee.net)
  • An attempt has been made during the present study to understand the behavior of reinforced concrete structures considering soil structure interaction. (crteaching.com)
  • Application of the Finite Element Method in the Analysis of Composite Materials. (in.ua)
  • Soil flexibility led to increase the storey drift and lateral displacement. (crteaching.com)
  • CISS piles are frequently used for a bridge foundation when the construction site consists of soft or liquefiable soil or when a large lateral soil deformation due to seismic loading is expected. (hindawi.com)
  • Lateral resistance of soil. (ebrflooring.co.uk)
  • When inbred lines of cross-pollinating species are used to make hybrids, heterosis can reach almost 300% over the mid-parent (MP) value but considerably less when the performance of the parental populations (from which the inbred lines were developed) is used as the benchmark. (researchsquare.com)
  • Fundamentals of extracting species from soils by electrokinetics. (ijee.net)
  • The wide dispersion of the species and its reported local abundance, combined with the predatory character of the species, make O. nungara a potential threat to the biodiversity and ecology of the native soil fauna in Europe, and probably the most threatening species of all invasive land planarians present in Europe. (peerj.com)
  • Some are relatively rare, such as Caenoplana coerulea ( Justine, Thévenot & Winsor, 2014 ), or inconspicuous, such as the small species Marionfyfea adventor ( Jones & Sluys, 2016 ). (peerj.com)
  • Reference is made to BS 1377-1 for general requirements that are relevant to all Parts of this standard, and for methods of preliminary preparation of soil for testing. (saiglobal.com)
  • The originality of this work is the characterization of the soil of the studied region, determining of the different physical and mechanical properties as well as the modeling with a recent calculation model based on the Mohr-Coulomb behavior mode. (in.ua)
  • This Part also includes a method for assessing an empirical strength criterion (the CBR value) of a compacted or undisturbed soil used as a sub-grade material for pavement construction. (saiglobal.com)
  • This work goes in two directions: on the one hand, it argues that the complex methods of calculating the soil characteristics are not relevant for conduits that cross the embankment dams. (intechopen.com)
  • Extensive treatments on the stability of shore protection structures under the influence of waves and currents can be found in the Rock Manual [1] , the Coastal Engineering Manual [2] and in textbooks such as the Introduction to bed, bank and shore protection (Schiereck, 1993) and Dikes and revetments (Pilarczyk, 1998). (coastalwiki.org)
  • With the decrease of the elevation of the test location, the cohesion value tends to be strengthened, while the friction angle tends to degrade. (hindawi.com)
  • 15 ] studied the average particle-size distribution of rock and soil in the slope of the dumping site based on field investigation and laboratory test and established the relationship between the particle size composition and the friction angle of the rock and soil mass. (hindawi.com)
  • 16 ] studied the variability of soil shear strength parameters and suggested that when the cohesion and friction angles variability were large, they follow lognormal distribution and t -distribution, respectively. (hindawi.com)
  • s study was [ 18 ] based on the statistical analysis of the cohesive and friction angle of 1074 slip zone soils in Wanzhou District of the Three Gorges Reservoir area and concluded that the cohesion and friction angle of the slip zone soil in this region obey the normal distribution. (hindawi.com)
  • 21 ] established a joint probability density function of cohesion and friction angle of soil, based on the Bayesian model. (hindawi.com)
  • m Angle of repose of soil Co efficient of friction between concrete and soil Bearing capacity of the soil at the foot of the Apr 01 2016 Illinois are for stub pile bent closed and integral abutments as well as pile bent piers and pile supported footing piers. (ebrflooring.co.uk)
  • The reason for the small required tailwater depth when creating a hydraulic jump on a corrugated bed is the increase in bed shear stresses, which can be attributed to the friction and exchange of momentum flux between the main flow and eddies trapped in the corrugations (Yadav et al. (scielo.org.za)
  • Therefore, studying the spatial variability of soil shear strength parameters and assigning more realistic soil shear strength parameters at different spatial locations of slopes are of great significance for improving the reliability of slope stability calculation. (hindawi.com)
  • Under the action of rainwater seepage, geological origin, and human activities, the soil shear strength parameters will have spatial variability along the slope direction. (hindawi.com)
  • However, due to the effects of rainfall, human activities, and geological genesis on the slope soil, the shear strength parameters have spatial variability not only in the depth direction but also in the slope direction [ 6 - 8 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Some projects have used tire shreds or chips as embankment material, while other projects have blended tire chips with soil. (dot.gov)
  • The accuracy of shear strength parameters directly affects the reliability of slope stability calculation results [ 1 - 5 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • In addition, environmental scientists do not agree to the utility and reliability of economic methods for valuing ESS. (scirp.org)
  • Soils under exotic plants had increased temperatures, enhanced infiltration during rainfall events, and decreased water retention and labile carbon in comparison to soils under native plants. (nature.com)
  • This is the case for shrub-dominated MTEs distributed along coastal and southern California (CA) that have been invaded extensively by exotic forbs and grasses [ 3 ] and have recently experienced 5 consecutive years (2012-2016) of high temperatures and scant rainfall, including three consecutive years of record warmth (2014-2016) (NOAA-NCEI). (nature.com)
  • It also examines some different satellite observations that can contribute to better forecasting, such as sea surface temperatures (SST) and soil moisture measurements. (nasa.gov)
  • A life cycle assessment demonstrates that the adhesives synthesized via this approach outcompete the same materials derived from petroleum feedstocks on nearly every metric, including carbon dioxide emissions and cumulative energy demand. (nature.com)
  • It is a substantial improvement on a long established process known as torrefaction, which is a method of creating a carbon-rich material - often called char - by heating biomass to a temperature in the range of 200 ℃ to 280 ℃ in the absence of oxygen. (atomicinsights.com)
  • The geochemical baseline allowed us to determine the values of trace elements enrichment factors. (springer.com)
  • The purpose of this paper is twofold: to describe traditional sand dredging (TSD), highlighting the procedure used and the structural organization of this activity, and to evaluate the total economic value of TSD in order to help decision making about wetland management. (scirp.org)
  • The total economic value of the benefits of TSD to the population, estimated using direct market value and replacement cost, was estimated at 2.44 million USD per year for 127,818 m 3 of sand extracted. (scirp.org)
  • However, mechanical sand removal will also considerably reduce the profit the local population makes from sand commercialization which currently represents 80% the total economic value of TSD. (scirp.org)
  • Embankments containing tire shreds or chips are constructed by completely surrounding the shreds or chips with a geotextile fabric and placing at least 0.9 m (3 ft) of natural soil between the top of the scrap tires and the roadway. (dot.gov)
  • The power output profile correlates closely with the solar insolation profile during daytime for this prototype plant without an additional storage system, while there is still an updraft during nighttime due to the thermal storage capacity of natural soil, which can be used to produce power during some hours of the night (Haaf, 1984). (techscience.com)
  • For many polymers, recycling via mechanical processes is not feasible and these materials are destined for landfills or incineration. (nature.com)
  • For decades, mechanical recycling has been used to recover some value from waste polymers, although recycling rates are low 2 and the material quality is often reduced. (nature.com)
  • Here, chemical transformations are used to convert waste polymers into other value-added materials, delaying their entry into the waste stream. (nature.com)
  • Third, we are continuing our efforts to help laboratories improve the quality of their blood lead measurements through our proficiency testing program and through our Blood Lead Laboratory Reference System. (cdc.gov)
  • nondestructive and political to procrastinate, Functional Glycomics: Ceramics and Designs measures as an forensic book love me to death 2010 for materials going in shelf, trabecular d, comment expertise, result, wave, and amplitude and a bow to close digits and the ocean-wave of normal interaction others in this nonlinear Music. (mooreamusicpele.com)
  • The transparent soil modelling technique provides an essential tool for visualizing soil-structure interaction and other geotechnical problems such as grouting, soil plugging. (medpublishing.ru)
  • A given soil deposit or specimen has a specific arrangement of individual particles, clumps of particles, and void spaces, which along with the orientation of inter-particle contacts, encompasses the basis of the soil fabric concept. (researchgate.net)
  • Experimentally soil, fabric can be quantified by non-destructive methods such as image microscopy and X-ray computed tomography. (researchgate.net)
  • Remediation of Lead-Contaminated Soil, Using Clean Energy in Combination with Electro-Kinetic Methods. (ijee.net)
  • 1986). Standard Specifications for Transport Materials and Methods of Sampling and Testing. (ijee.net)
  • The use of a common excavated earth as a construction material (both for structural and non-structural applications) has many important advantages, the main one being tha. (medpublishing.ru)
  • The results indicate the following: (1) The coefficient of variation of shear strength parameters along the slope is relatively large. (hindawi.com)
  • 3) The variation model of shear strength parameters along the slope is proposed, which can provide a reference for relevant projects. (hindawi.com)
  • It was found that the different variation levels of soil shear strength parameters had a significant impact on the safety factor of slope. (hindawi.com)
  • The construction sequences of a CISS pile are as follows: (1) a steel casing is driven, (2) soil inside the steel casing is removed, (3) a mesh of longitudinal and transverse reinforcing bars is placed, and (4) the concrete is poured and cured. (hindawi.com)
  • The study reveals that soil flexibility has significant effect on the response of structures. (crteaching.com)
  • The present study also, presents a methodology to protect the structure against earthquake excitation by using rubber isolators, where decreases in the natural frequency of structure building have been observed and the presence of rubber at a location of each column led to decrease the value of axial force and shear base stress as compared with fixed-base case. (crteaching.com)
  • The soil investigated for suitability checks, as a subgrade material in this study, was a crude oil contaminated (COC) soil treated using an electrokinetic technique. (ijee.net)
  • The shear strength parameters of soil are very important in the calculation of soil slope stability. (hindawi.com)
  • In recent years, scholars carried out series of studies on the spatial variability and probability distribution of soil shear strength parameters of the slope. (hindawi.com)
  • 19 ] based on the shear strength of Shanghai soft soil, using K-S statistical analysis, concluded that the logarithmic normal distribution is more reasonable and convenient for the shear strength parameters. (hindawi.com)
  • Based on the nonstationary random field model, Jiang and Huang [ 20 ] found that the mean and standard deviation of the undrained shear strength parameters of the soil increased with the increase of the buried depth. (hindawi.com)
  • 22 ] proposed a normal information diffusion method for estimating the probability distribution of shear strength parameters of rock and soil, which was almost independent of the change of sample capacity. (hindawi.com)
  • As a result, it is advised for further research, that an EKR soil be stabilized using cement stabilization to achieve the desired subgrade strength. (ijee.net)
  • The material increases the average radiant temperature of the interior walls-especially the roof, which is the side receiving the most heat from the sun. (techscience.com)
  • Nitrate isotopic composition was measured using the denitrifier method to convert nitrate to N2O, normalized to international reference materials (USGS 34, USGS 32, and USGS 35) (Sigman et al. (darkenergybiosphere.org)
  • For a hydraulic jump on a corrugated bed ( Fig. 1 ), the corrugations act as depressions in the bed, to create a system of turbulent eddies which might increase the bed shear stresses (Ead and Rajaratnam, 2002). (scielo.org.za)
  • Finally, the minimum embedment length with reference to the AASHTO design guideline is suggested considering the composite action of the CISS pile. (hindawi.com)
  • Porewaters were extracted at approximately 0.5m intervals from two long piston cores (30 and 34 m long) using Rhizon samplers (0.2 mm pore size) and either analyzed shipboard or frozen until analyses were conducted shore side. (darkenergybiosphere.org)
  • Shore protection structures are generally built to protect shorelines from ongoing erosion or to shelter areas from strong wave and current action. (coastalwiki.org)
  • Shore protection structures can be divided into coastal (protection) structures and river (protection) structures. (coastalwiki.org)
  • Shore protection structures can be built on the beach or offshore in the surf zone. (coastalwiki.org)
  • B. thailandensis , like B. pseudomallei , naturally occurs tes in Arkansas, USA, crashed into a large metal trash in the environment (e.g., in moist soils) and is associated bin while driving an all-terrain vehicle, resulting in an with tropical or subtropical climates ( 3 , 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The drilling yielded a best result of 5.82 m @ 5.14 g/t Au (from 70.50 m) and likely intersected the shear-orthogonal quartz veins at an oblique angle. (medgoldresources.com)
  • So the design method is not shown in Specifications reaction pile r ertical and bat f the batter pi 10 or positiv Batter angle INTRO of soil disp f great impor nnelling pit e neering. (ebrflooring.co.uk)
  • Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2023 , 19 (4), 901-910. (techscience.com)
  • In the current work, a series of channel-chip samples were completed focussed on testing the continuity of these high grades within the shear structure at right angles to the quartz veins. (medgoldresources.com)
  • This material is known for its high conductivity and is not adapted to our climate. (techscience.com)
  • Here we report an open-loop recycling method for these materials that involves (i) decrosslinking via hydrolysis, (ii) an optional chain-shortening via sonication, and (iii) functionalizing via Fischer esterification. (nature.com)
  • This book provides an introduction to the fundamental theory, practical implementation, and core and emerging applications of the material point method (MPM) and its variants. (medpublishing.ru)
  • The bottom shear stress in the sinusoidal corrugated beds is larger than that in triangular, trapezoidal and rectangular corrugated beds. (scielo.org.za)
  • However, this reference is not easy to obtain because of the rapid population growth, industrialization, and urbanization processes over the past two centuries. (springer.com)
  • Sodium polyacrylate-based superabsorbent materials used in disposable diapers and feminine hygiene products have been challenging to recycle through either open- or closed-loop processes. (nature.com)