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Corbin, Andrew John. "Fibre-reinforced soil based construction materials." Thesis, Durham University, 2017. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/12138/.

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Soil based construction materials (SBCMs) are formed of a mixture of gravel, sand and clay which, when mixed with water, may be used for construction. They can be an environmentally-friendly alternative to more traditional construction materials such as concrete and fired brick. SBCMs commonly incorporate foreign material into the soil to enhance the material properties. Many guides on SBCM construction advocate the use of cement as a stabiliser to strengthen the material, which detracts from the environmental credentials that earthen construction materials possess. Alternatives methods to str

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Mattar, Joe. "An investigation of tunnel-soil-pile interaction in cohesive soils /." Thesis, McGill University, 2007. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=112577.

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Underground tunnels are considered to be a vital infrastructure component in most cities around the world. Careful planning is always necessary to ensure minimum impact on nearby surface and subsurface structures. This thesis describes the experimental and numerical investigations carried out at McGill University to examine the effect of existing pile foundation on the stresses developing in a newly constructed tunnel supported by a flexible lining system. A small scale testing facility was designed and built to simulate the process of tunnel excavation and lining installation in the close vic

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Hassan, Aleef. "Reuse of Petroleum Contaminated Soil in Pavement Construction." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1314041097.

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Zakaria, Nor Azazi Bin. "Construction on supersoft soils using geogrids." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.239744.

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Lindberg, Markus. "Handling of rock- and soil masses at construction projects." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-93075.

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This report describes how the handling of excavation residues is conducted in Stockholm. The report is the result of a thesis that is done during 2010 at Linköpings Universitet, in conjunction with NCC Construction Sverige. The report aims to see how NCC works with the masses that arise in production. The report focuses on how excavation residues is handled in Stockholm and in two construction projects that NCC conducts in Stockholm, “Citybanan” and the expansion of “Henriksdals sewage treatment plant”. The report makes a comparison between the two projects where the differences and similariti

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Dasari, Ganeswara Rao. "Modelling the variation of soil stiffness during sequential construction." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1996. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/272773.

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Pradhan, Lal Chand. "DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND EVALUATION OF SMALL SCALE STRUCTURES FOR CONTROLLING CONCENTRATED FLOW EROSION." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/275415.

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Hayes, Sara. "Polyacrylamide Use for Erosion and Turbidity Control on Construction Sites." NCSU, 2003. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04072003-143620/.

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Sediment is the most widespread pollutant of streams and rivers in North Carolina. Construction sites are a source of accelerated erosion contributing to the sediment problem. This study was conducted to determine if the application of polyacrylamide (PAM) to soil surfaces on construction sites reduces erosion and turbidity. Polyacrylamide has been demonstrated to greatly reduce erosion in furrow irrigation, and there is limited evidence it controls erosion when applied to bare soil. Two PAM products applied at manufacturers recommended rates (11.2 and 1.68 kg ha-1) and one half the recommende

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Ho, David Kar Hung. "Analyses of geotechnical construction by the finite element method." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.277388.

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Springman, Sarah Marcella. "Lateral loading on piles due to simulated embankment construction." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1989. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/252811.

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The objective of this research work was to gain a better understanding of the interaction between loads applied on the surface of soils, and the behaviour of adjacent long, vertical piles, embedded at depth in a stiff substratum. The influence of lateral thrust on the piles in an upper soft clay layer, due to simulated embankment construction, was examined and soil- pile interaction mechanisms were identified both for behaviour at working load and at the ultimate lateral capacity. The performance of a row of free headed piles and of a pile group were investigated experimentally in the geotechn

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Smith, Jonathan Chase. "Examining soil based construction materials through X-ray computed tomography." Thesis, Durham University, 2015. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/11113/.

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X-ray computed tomography (XRCT) enables the non-destructive analysis of samples internal structures down to a sub-micron resolution and has been used to examine the macrostructure of unstabilized soil based construction materials (SBCMs) alongside experiments on the materials unconfined compressive strength. SBCMs are manufactured mixtures of clay, sand and gravel which should be considered as highly unsaturated compacted soil where suction is the key source of strength. The use of XRCT in geotechnical literature is comprehensively reviewed before three laboratory investigations are described

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Johansson, Emil, and Viktor Johansson. "The choice of soil improvement at railroad constructions." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Kommunikations- och transportsystem, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-142881.

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Vid byggnation av järnväg måste man som projektör ta hänsyn till om marken behöver förstärkas eller ej. Detta gör att man står inför viktiga avväganden vid valet av jordförstärkningsmetod. Studiens syfte har varit att skapa ett förtydligande underlag för beslutsprocessen med avseende på bankpålning och kalkcementpelare ur en teknisk- och en ekonomisk synvinkel. Den tekniska jämförelsen utfördes genom att studera vår litteraturstudien och ur denna valdes 14 parametrar för att utvärdera de respektive metoderna. Den ekonomiska frågeställningen besvarades genom att utföra en fallstudie. Vid anlägg

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Gooding, Dominic Edward Maxwell. "Improved processes for the production of soil-cement building blocks." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1994. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/4453/.

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Stabilised-soil cement building blocks are an established building material in many areas of the Less Developed World. This thesis has been split into three parts. Part A presented an overview of the process of soil-stabilisation and outlined the roles which soil structure and curing play in stabilisation. It examined methods of testing soils, highlighting errors presented in the published literature and presenting corrected testing procedures and unified plans for their implementation. Part B examined the conventional quasi-static block compaction process (slowly applied pressure) and establi

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Michener, John E. "Effects of Environmental Factors on Construction of Soil-Cement Pavement Layers." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2008. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd2630.pdf.

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Yoldas, Cenk. "A prototypical (school) design strategy for soil-cement construction in Afghanistan." Kansas State University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/36088.

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Rinne, Norman F. "Evaluation of interface friction between cohesionless soil and common construction materials." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/27995.

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A reliable quantitative assessment of interface friction parameters between construction materials and the surrounding soil mass where this interface represents a potential failure surface, will allow for less conservatism and/or safer design of soil-structures. This can only be achieved if the factors affecting the interface friction angle δ, are adequately understood. The purpose of this thesis is to obtain such an understanding. The influence of soil particle shape, confining pressure and amount of relative displacement on the value of δ are studied in the laboratory using a ring shear app

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Huaco, Daniel R. "Decision support for slope construction and repair activities an asset management building block /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/5780.

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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008.<br>The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on September 3, 2008) Includes bibliographical references.

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Yiu, Wai-kei Ricky. "Mini piles design and construction in current engineering practice." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B3010757X.

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Dad, M. "The use of cement stabilised soil for low cost housing in developing countries." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.355840.

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Dalal-Clayton, D. B. "The construction and critical appraisal of reconnaissance soil mapping : A geomorphic and soil taxonomy - based approach in Eastern Zambia." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.384719.

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Bailey, Danielle L. H. "Properties of soil profiles over sodic mine spoil 16 years after construction." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ60410.pdf.

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Shaddox, Travis. "Investigation of soil amendments for use in golf course putting green construction." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2004. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0008341.

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Pitilakis, Dimitris. "Soil-structure interaction modeling using equivalent linear soil behavior in the substructure method." Châtenay-Malabry, Ecole centrale de Paris, 2006. http://www.theses.fr/2006ECAP1067.

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Une procédure numérique, ainsi qu’un code numérique (MISS3D-EqL), est développés pour prendre en compte le comportement nonlinéaire du sol dans l'interaction sol-structure. Le comportement linéaire équivalent est supposé pour le sol, alors que la réponse de la structure et ses effets sur le sol sont correctement pris en considération avec la méthode de sous-structuration dynamique. La procédure proposée est validée par d'autres logiciels numériques et moyens expérimentaux, comme des essais de tables vibrante et centrifugeuse. Les effets du comportement linéaire équivalent du sol sur la réponse

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Orman, Marc Elliot 1958. "A study of bedding intrustion into low strength subgrade." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/558102.

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Fourvel, Gaetan. "Valorisation agronomique des sédiments fins de retenues hydroélectriques en construction d’Anthroposols fertiles." Thesis, Rennes, Agrocampus Ouest, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018NSARD084/document.

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Les sédiments fins qui s’accumulent naturellement en amont des ouvrages hydroélectriques sont parfois amenées à être gérés à terre, pour des raisons techniques ou environnementales. L’une des voies de valorisation envisagée pour les gérer est la construction de sols fertiles pour l’aménagement d’espaces végétalisés ou encore pour la réhabilitation de zones dégradées. Cet usage des sédiments en tant que matériaux alternatifs pour construire des sols contribue à préserver la ressource en terre végétale et nécessite de prouver la valeur agronomique et l’innocuité environnementale des sédiments. U

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Lorentz, Andrew. "Design, construction and testing of an ascending micropenetrometer to measure soil crust resistance." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2014. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/8511.

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The increasing world population is putting pressure on global food production. Agriculture must meet these growing demands by increasing crop yields. One phenomenon which prevents seedling emergence and damages crop yield is soil crusting. Understanding of soil crusting and the factors which influence it is fundamental to ensuring good crop production. An instrument which will test soil crust strength in a novel way, mimicking seedling growth, may lead to pre-emptive agricultural soil management which could increase crop production. This work details the process of design, construction and tes

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Cheng, Yung-ming, and 鄭榕明. "Finite element analysis of soil-structure interaction problems, with application to basement construction problems." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1989. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3120854X.

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Israelsson, Filip. "Sustainable mass handling : Modelling quantities of excavated soil and rock in residential construction projects." Thesis, KTH, Kraft- och värmeteknologi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-146225.

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An efficient handling process of aggregates and excavated soil and rock will be of increasing importance in expanding urban regions. The construction of residences, infrastructure and commercial areas generate significant amounts of soil and rock that can be re-used more efficiently as construction material, minimizing transportation and environmental impact. A key element is the implementation of central intermediate storage sites for re-use purposes and cooperation between several construction projects in a region. The evaluation of storage capacities and optimal site locations is in turn de

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Carre, Matthew Jon. "The dynamics of cricket ball impacts and the effect of pitch construction." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.327664.

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Keita, Emmanuel. "Physique du séchage des sols et des matériaux de construction." Thesis, Paris Est, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014PEST1172/document.

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Le séchage des matériaux de construction et des sols a une grande importance sur leurs propriétés finales et est un enjeu critique du point de vue économique et énergétique. Ces matériaux contiennent des grains de toutes tailles (incluant une fraction colloïdale) et de l'eau. Nous étudions les phénomènes physiques essentiels à l'origine de ces propriétés de séchage à partir d'une séparation d'échelle plus nette que dans les matériaux réels entre les tailles caractéristiques de l'échantillon, des pores et des éléments dans le fluide interstitiel. Des milieux poreux 3D sont observés à l'aide de

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Chavez, Jose O. "Notes on foundation engineering." Thesis, Kansas State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/9827.

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Ng, Sean Wan Lung. "Effects of construction on the performance of large excavated piles supported by bentonite /." View Abstract or Full-Text, 2002. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?CIVL%202002%20NG.

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Yiu, Wai-kei Ricky, and 姚偉基. "Mini piles design and construction in current engineering practice." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2001. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B43894665.

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Larsen, Brett William. "Application and evaluation of embankment construction specification for cohesive soil using the dynamic cone penetrometer." [Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University], 2007.

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Hussein, Mohammed Ali, and Joel Wirén. "Digital Soil Tracking System for the Construction Industry : Developing technology for more efficient mass transportation." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för maskinteknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-21899.

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Background: The construction sector is growing rapidly and is on the list among the most significant segments of the global economy. The output from global construction is expected to reach 12 trillion US dollars by 2025. This rapid growth in an industry that has been staying comparatively the same because of the conservative nature of this sector can cause problems. Some companies are depending on old-fashioned habits and practices, which leads to decreased productivity and efficiency. Some trends in this segment impose higher demands in terms of cost, time, sustainability, transparency, and

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Dove, Joseph E. "The design and construction of a large plane strain apparatus for testing reinforced soil specimens." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/101270.

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The increased popularity of using reinforcement in embankment fills and slopes has created a need for studies of the interaction between the reinforcement and surrounding soil to provide an improved basis for limit equilibrium design methods. The purpose of this study was to develop a plane strain triaxial apparatus and associated equipment to study the interaction of soil and reinforcement. The plane strain apparatus was designed to model an element of soil situated along a slip surface in a reinforced embankment. The device constructed is capable of testing a sample 9.4 inches square and 2

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Grant, Steven D. "Construction & expression in E. coli of novel single-chain antibody fragments against the herbicide atrazine." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1997. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU483089.

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The objective of this research was to determine the potential of two anti-atrazine single-chain antibodies (scAbs) to detect very dilute atrazine concentration, specifically in the nanomolar and sub-nanomolar ranges. Analysis of environmental pesticide contamination is routinely done by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), gas chromatography (GC) and mass spectrometry (MS). However, since the mid eighties there have been an increasing number of reports describing the use immunoassays to detect environmental pollutants. Although immunoanalysis using whole antibodies has been shown to

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Smith, Philip Richard. "The behaviour of natural high compressibility clay with special reference to construction on soft ground." Thesis, University of London, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.481683.

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Korff, Mandy. "Response of piled buildings to the construction of deep excavations." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2013. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/244715.

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Trends in the construction of deep excavations include deeper excavations situated closer to buildings. This research provides insight into mechanisms of soil-structure interaction for piled buildings adjacent to deep excavations to be used in the design and monitoring of deep excavations in urban areas. Most methods to assess building response have originally been developed for tunnelling projects or buildings with shallow foundations. Monitoring data of the construction of three deep excavations for the North South metro Line in Amsterdam, The Netherlands have been used to validate these met

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Pérez-Gómez, David. "Seismic reliability of Reinforced Concrete buildings erected on hard soil nearby epicenter (case of Guerrero, Mexico)." Thesis, Paris Est, 2009. http://www.theses.fr/2009PEST1066/document.

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Cette recherche s’appuie pour certaines données, fournies par des institutions mexicaines sur des bases de donnée réelle. L’objectif est de mesurer les indices de fiabilité des bâtiments en béton armé soumis à des forces sismiques réelles avec épicentre proche, construits sur un sol rigide. Il existe une nécessité d’évaluer l’effet des incertitudes affectant les bâtiments de l’État de Guerrero, du fait que la recherche géophysique un estime GAP sismique avec une zone de 220x90 2km , qui produirait un événement sismique de magnitude Mw=8.4. Nous avons déterminé que la période prédominante de si

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Burroughs, Van Stephan School of the Built Environment UNSW. "Quantitative criteria for the selection and stabilisation of soils for rammed earth wall construction." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. School of the Built Environment, 2001. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/17861.

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Modern building procedures and requirements demand that the selection and stabilisation of soils for the purposes of rammed earth construction be better quantified. This study examines the relationships between soil properties, stabiliser treatments, and stabilised strength and density for 111 soil samples taken from sites in New South Wales (Australia), and develops new quantitative criteria for soil assessment, selection, and stabilisation. Laboratory measurements of soil particle size distribution, plasticity, and shrinkage were made for each soil. Various quantities from 0-6 % of lime,

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Pianalto, Frederick Scott. "Estimating Sources of Valley Fever Pathogen Propagation in Southern Arizona: A Remote Sensing Approach." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/311322.

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Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) is an environmentally-mediated respiratory disease caused by the inhalation of airborne spores from the fungi Coccidioides spp. The fungi reside in arid and semi-arid soils of the Americas. The disease has increased epidemically in Arizona and other areas within the last two decades. Despite this increase, the ecology of the fungi remains obscure, and environmental antecedents of the disease are largely unstudied. Two sources of soil disturbance, hypothesized to affect soil ecology and initiate spore dissemination, are investigated. Nocturnal desert rodents

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Oyelami, Charles Adebayo. "Suitability of Lateritic Soils as Construction Material in Sustainable Housing Development in Africa : a Geological Perspective." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63285.

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Lateritic soils which have been described as highly weathered tropical or sub-tropical residual soils with varying proportions of particle sizes ranging from clay size to gravel, were studied in an attempt to establish its suitability or otherwise as sustainable material in building bricks and housing developments that will meet the present challenge of sustaining the environment without costing too much and maintaining a high standard of strength, durability and aesthetics. Index properties of the lateritic soils tested revealed them as mostly well-graded, comprising both cohesive (silt

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Saussus, Denis. "Probabilistic distributions of ultimate axial pile resistance derived from propagation of epistemic and aleatory material and model uncertainties." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/32819.

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Leclair, Donna Gail. "Prediction of embankment performance using in-situ tests." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28495.

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In-situ piezocone, flat dilatometer, and screw plate tests were carried out adjacent to the site of several large earth embankments, founded on a deep deposit of compressible soil. Settlement records since construction were available for two of the embankments. Geotechnical parameters were not back analyzed from the case record, rather, embankment performance was predicted on the basis of parameters interpreted from the in-situ tests alone. Consolidation characteristics were interpreted from the measurement of dissipation of excess pore pressures using the piezocone and dilatometer. Both devi

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Wells, Joshua E. R. "CALIBRATION OF NON-NUCLEAR DEVICES FOR CONSTRUCTION QUALITY CONTROL OF COMPACTED SOILS." UKnowledge, 2014. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/ce_etds/20.

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Inadequate compaction of a soil subgrade can lead to detrimental outcomes that are not only costly but dangerous to the general public. To avoid this, quality control (QC) devices such as the nuclear density gauge (NDG) are currently being used to monitor the compaction and moisture content of soil subgrades. However, regulatory concerns associated with the NDG have encouraged federal and state agencies, as well as the heavy civil construction industry to consider non-nuclear devices for QC testing of compacted soils. One such non-nuclear device is the Soil Density Gauge (SDG), which utilizes

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Koksalan, Ali Okan. "A Preliminary Study On Construction Of A High Capacity Tensiometer And Its Use In Measurement Of Matric Suction In Unsaturated Soils." Master's thesis, METU, 2013. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12615637/index.pdf.

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Soil suction is one of the main state parameters that governs unsaturated soil behaviour. Tensiometers are the only type of probe that can measure soil suction directly, but only up to 90 kPa. In the past two decades, a new type of tensiometer with much greater measurement range (up to 2 MPa) has appeared in the literature. The measurement range (i.e. capacity) of a tensiometer is limited by (i) how well it is saturated, and (ii) the air entry value of its porous interface. In this study, the first high capacity tensiometer of Turkey was designed and built. For the purpose of increasing the me

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Day, Susan D. "Growth and Physiology of Several Urban Tree Species in Soils Disturbed by Construction Fill or Compaction." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28639.

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Experiments were conducted to determine the effects of applying fill soil around existing trees and mechanisms for species tolerance to soil compaction, both common site disturbances in urban forestry. Groups of 22-year-old white oak (Quercus alba) and 13-year-old sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) were subjected to one of three treatments: a control, fill (20 cm of subsoil spread over the root zones), and compacted fill (same as fill soil, but compacted). Additionally, individual trees had tree wells (fill soil pulled away from trunks), or not. After three years, treatments had no consistent

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PINTO, ANDRE RICARDO ALVES GUEDES. "DURABILITY AND STRENGTH OF SOIL MATRIX STABILIZED WITH CASTOR OIL RESIN AND PEACH PALM FIBERS USED FOR EARTH CONSTRUCTION." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2013. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=23882@1.

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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO<br>CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO<br>A história do solo como material de construção tem cerca de 10.000 anos. Grandes civilizações como a persa e a egípcia, construíram cidade inteiras com terra crua. As construções apresentam como principais vantagens a baixa geração e emissão de poluentes, o reduzido consumo energético e consequentemente o baixo custo, contudo, o principal inconveniente é sua baixa resistência na presença de água, que conduz para a maioria das patologias encontradas. Neste trabalho, a durabilid

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Yesilbas, Gulsah. "Stabilization Of Expansive Soils By Using Aggregate Waste, Rock Powder And Lime." Master's thesis, METU, 2004. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12604950/index.pdf.

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Expansive soils are a worldwide problem that poses several challenges for civil engineers. Such soils swell when given an access to water and shrink when they dry out. The most common and economical method for stabilizing these soils is using admixtures that prevent volume changes. In this study the effect of using rock powder and aggregate waste with lime in reducing the swelling potential is examined. The expansive soil used in this study is prepared in the laboratory by mixturing kaolinite and bentonite. Lime was added to the soil at 0 to 9 percent by weight. Aggregate waste and rock powder

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