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Land-climate interaction hydraulic<br>modeling of a soil cover system located<br>in northern Canada

Land-climate interaction hydraulic
modeling of a soil cover system located
in northern Canada

Introduction Multilayer cover systems are often placed over mine wastes to support the growth of native plant species. The cover system must be designed to
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Transport and Consumption of Oxygen in Cover Material

Introduction Acidic leachate is produced when oxidation of sulphide occurs in an unsaturated system through which water transport is occurring. Soil cover systems with capillary
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Braced Deep Excavations in Soft Ground

Braced Deep Excavations in Soft Ground

Introduction Halim and Wong (2005) presented a paper titled “Evaluation of Modified Cam Clay Parameters for Deep Excavation Analysis” in a publication called Underground Singapore
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Stability of a Mechanically Stabilized<br>Earth Wall

Stability of a Mechanically Stabilized
Earth Wall

Introduction Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls, also called reinforced soil walls, are commonly used structures for retaining the earth under bridges, highways, railroads, water front
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Freezing analysis of a buried S-shaped<br>pipeline

Freezing analysis of a buried S-shaped
pipeline

Introduction The temperature of underground pipelines can have a significant influence on the overall thermal regime of the surrounding soil. This influence can also be
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Implicit and Explicit Boolean Logic

Implicit and Explicit Boolean Logic

Introduction This is the second of four examples demonstrating the basics of setting up three-dimensional geometries in BUILD3D. This example is a continuation of the
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Seepage through an earth dam

Seepage through an earth dam

Introduction Many introductory geotechnical engineering textbooks include an example explaining the scenario of water seepage through an embankment. It is, consequently, useful to model this
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Upper San Fernando Dam

Upper San Fernando Dam

Introduction In light of the importance of the San Fernando Dam case histories and their prominence in the literature, it is important to show how
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