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Monotonic shear behaviour of sand-tyre chips mixtures

Monotonic shear behaviour of sand-tyre chips mixtures

It is estimated that about 88% of 104 million scrap tyres generated in Japan in 2006 were either reused or recycled. Because of this, attention has been paid on scrap tyres as new ground material, and recent researches have been moving towards this direction. One…

Prevention of Foundation Piping at Arapuni Dam using Discrete Cutoff Walls

Prevention of Foundation Piping at Arapuni Dam using Discrete Cutoff Walls

Arapuni Dam, located on the Waikato River 55 km upstream from Hamilton New Zealand, has a history of seepage incidents, relating to its rock foundation, since first filling in 1927. The latest seepage event led to a comprehensive investigation to determine the extent of the foundation features requiring…