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Fracture mechanics is the field of mechanics concerned with the study of propagation of cracks in materials and recognizes the role of cracks in the performance of structures leading to damage tolerant design approach. Cracks or crack like defects is observed in many structures which may lead to their catastrophic failure under a tensile stress fie...
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In this paper, 3D modeling was performed to understand the effects of excavation of twin tunnel on a single pile in weathered residual soil. The effect of various tunnel depths on pile was evaluated in two cases of Z/Lp = 0.8 (tunnels near the pile shaft) and Z/Lp = 1.2 (tunnels below the pile tip). The effect of different patterns of the New Austr...
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This paper presents both experimental and numerical studies of three-layered reinforced soil slopes consisting of one sandy layer sandwiched between two cohesive–frictional soils. Geosynthetic reinforcements are provided at the interfaces. Small-scale shaking table tests are performed to evaluate different stability parameters like horizontal defor...
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Waste containment facilities require liners and covers for safe waste disposal, which can be efficiently achieved using robust green technologies. In the present study, a systematic approach was adopted towards the development of reliable expansive soil geopolymers suitable for waste containment application. Various factors that influence geopolyme...
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Understanding the insight of slope collapse is necessary for effective hazard mitigation policy. The conventional method may not be able to capture the actual failure mechanics as these methods are based on simplified assumptions of the predetermined slip surface. Highlighting this real engineering problem, an attempt is made in this research to si...
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This article analyzes the flexural performance of reinforced concrete beams produced by granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) as a substitute for cement, recycled block aggregates (RBA) as an alternate for ordinary coarse aggregate, normal steel fiber and staplers and polypropylene fibers. Ten reinforced concrete beams with a cross section. 90 mm wi...
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The utilization of ceramic waste powder (CWP) is increasing in construction industry and influences significantly fresh and mechanical properties of concrete. However, these properties of concrete significantly changed if subjected to higher temperature. Thus, this paper presents the effect of partial replacement of cement to CWP with different wei...
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The use of industrial and municipal wastes to develop sustainable construction and building materials plays a significant role to improve the environment and economy by preserving natural resources and reducing waste management costs. Recycling also helps to reduce land, water, and air pollution as well as waste landfilling issues. The present work...
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The emergence of waste tire steel fiber (WTSF) which is an undervalued resource was borne out of the need to extract the useful materials in waste tires considering the sheer volume of this resource that is disposed of in landfills globally. These fibers find applications in tunnel linings, hydraulic structures, bridge decks, pavements and slope st...
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Vast deposits of high water content soft clays pose severe problems and are not suitable for construction of engineering projects due to their inadequate bearing capacity and inherent large swelling and shrinkage ability. Deep soil mixing (DSM) is one of the widely accepted methods for improving soft soil properties like increase in bearing capacit...
