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Modelling stone column installation in an elasto-viscoplastic soil
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-12-31)
The majority of numerical studies investigating stone column performance have used “wished-in-place” columns (no installation effects) in conjunction with elastoplastic soil models (no viscous effects). In the first part ...
Empirical correlations for the compression index of Irish soft soils
(ICE Institution of Civil Engineers, 2014-09-08)
Numerous correlations have been developed in the literature relating the compression index Cc of soft soils to simple index properties that serve as a useful reality check on oedometer test results. However, many of these ...
Real-time monitoring framework to investigate the environmental and structural performance of buildings
(Elsevier ScienceDirect, 2014-12-20)
Energy provides safety, comfort and mobility to people, and is essential for industrial, commercial and societal growth. However, generation and consumption of energy give rise of greenhouse gases and various air pollutants, ...
Parameterization of turbulence models using 3DVAR data
(City University of New York, 2014-01-08)
In this research the 3DVAR data assimilation scheme is implemented in the numerical model DIVAST in order to optimize the performance of the numerical model by selecting an appropriate turbulence scheme and tuning its ...
The impact of chemical amendment of dairy cattle slurry before land application on soil phosphorus dynamics
(Taylor and Francis, 2014-08-22)
Application of dairy cattle slurry to agricultural soils, particularly those with high phosphorus (P) status or vulnerability to runoff, can increase P loss to waterbodies, which may accelerate eutrophication. While the ...
Appraising stone column settlement prediction methods using finite element analyses
(Springer Verlag, 2014-09-26)
Numerous approaches exist for the prediction of the settlement improvement offered by the vibro-replacement technique in weak or marginal soil deposits. The majority of the settlement prediction methods are based on the ...
Driven cast-in-situ piles in granular soil: applicability of CPT methods for pile capacity
(CBT'14, 2014)
Most CPT-based design methods for driven piles are heavily influenced by research on preformed driven piles. In this paper, a critical review is made of the ability of these methods to predict the total capacity of driven ...
Real-time monitoring and performance of retaining structures
(NUI Galway, 2014-08)
The advent of reliable real-time monitoring
devices has changed the way we monitor the construction of geotechnical
infrastructure. This paper presents a case study where Shaped Accel Arrays
(SAA) were employed as part ...
The Impact of Biochar Addition on Nutrient Leaching and Soil Properties from Tillage Soil Amended with Pig Manure
(Springer, 2014-02)
The application of pig manure to a tillage soil can result in pollution of surface and groundwater bodies. Countries in the European Union are required to comply with the Water Framework Directive, which states that all ...
Optimizing nitrate removal and evaluating pollution swapping trade-offs from laboratory denitrification bioreactors
(Elsevier, 2014-10-29)
Denitrification bioreactors, typically containing woodchips, are artificial sinks used to remediate nitrate (NO3-) losses on agricultural landscapes. Analysis of these bioreactors frequently considers their efficacy in ...