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Preface 00001

Tácio M.P. de Campos, Fernando A.M. Marinho, Gilson de F.N. Gitirana Jr. and Márcia M.A. Mascarenha

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133700001

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A comparative study of soil-water characteristic curves for compacted lateritic soil – bacillus coagulans mixtures 01001

Kolawole Juwonlo Osinubi, Paul Yohanna, Adrian Oshioname Eberemu and Thomas Stephen Ijimdiya

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701001

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Evaluation of hydromechanical behavior and macro-structure of an expansive soil in the city of Paulista-PE Brazil 01002

Felipe Araújo Silva Barbosa, Arthur Gomes Dantas de Araújo, Thalita Cristina Rodrigues Silva, Izabela Medeiros de Lima Bezerra, Antonio Celso Dantas Antonino and Silvio Romero de Melo Ferreira

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701002

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Influence of the structure on the collapse potential and shear strength of a residual soil in the semiarid region of Northeast Brazil 01003

Valteson da Silva Santos, Allan B.Silva de Medeiros, Romário S.Amaro da Silva, Olava F. Santos Jr., Osvaldo de Freitas Neto and Bruna Silveira Lira

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701003

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Microstructural analysis of collapsible soil before and after collapse and with loading and unloading cycle 01004

Ilton Alves, Larissa Costa, Antônio Antonino, Lícia Costa and Silvio Ferreira

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701004

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Soil water characteristic curve parameters of collapsible sand in Lambayeque, Peru 01005

Miguel Isidro, Pablo Trejo and Marko López

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701005

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Soil-water retention of highly expansive clay stabilized with a bio-polymer 01006

Diego Manzanal, Sandra Orlandi, Mariano Fernandez, Cecilia Laskowski, Juan Cruz Barría, Mauro Codevila and Teresa Piqué

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701006

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Swelling pressure of a sodium bentonite in solutions of different suction 01007

Shin Sato, Shuichi Yamamoto and Tomoyoshi Nishimura

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701007

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Estimation of unsaturated flow parameters and hysteresis curve from field instrumentation 01008

Asif Ahmed, Md Jobair Bin Alam, Pratibha Pandey and MD Sahadat Hossain

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701008

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Evaluation of installation procedures of volumetric water content and matric potential probes: fundamentals for obtaining field and laboratory accordance 01009

Carnavale Thiago de Souza, Campos Tácio Mauro Pereira de and Lopes Haimon Diniz Alves

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701009

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Instrumentation of soil columns for time-lapse monitoring of the phenomenon of capillary rise through spontaneous potential, soil moisture sensor, electrical resistivity, and GPR measurements 01010

Manuelle Santos Góis, Moara Maria Oliveira de Matos, Nicolas Ohofugi Guimarães, Katherin Rocio Cano Bezerra da Costa, Gabriela Rodrigues Moreira, Ana Carla Netto da Silva and André Luís Brasil Cavalcante

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701010

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Soil-water resistivity curve of a tropical soil 01011

Thiago de Souza Carnavale, Ana Carolina de Campos Viana, Paula Morais Canedo de Magalhães and Tácio Mauro Pereira de Campos

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701011

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Effect of osmotic suction on the stability of microaggregations and aggregations in a lateritic soil 01012

Andrea Cardona Pérez, Ronaldo Vilela Wanderley Neto, Rosemary Janneth Llanque Ayala and José Camapum de Carvalho

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701012

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Effects of compaction on the erodibility of a residual soil of gneiss 01013

Marcelo Heidemann, P. Nierwinski Helena, Bruna Sell and Paulo Vinícius da Silva

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701013

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Evaluation of time response of GMS for soil suction measurement 01014

Danilo L. Vettorello and Fernando A. M. Marinho

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701014

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Determination of water retention curves for one residual soil and two distinct non-woven geotextiles 01015

Raul Graça, Maria Almeida and Lúcio Villar

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701015

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Suction effects on the tensile strength and unconfined compression of unsaturated soils 01016

Pedro Roque, Mariana Motta and Tácio de Campos

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701016

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Influence of green’s coconut fibers in the unsaturated behavior of compacted clayey soil 01017

Luciana Regina Cajaseiras de Gusmão and José Fernando Thomé Jucá

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701017

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Loading rate effect on mechanical properties of an unsaturated silty sand 01018

Christian Barahona, Luis Sandi, Juan Carlos Rojas, Di Emidio Gemmina, Adam Bezuijen and Wim Cornellis

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701018

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Thermal properties of a tropical unsaturated soil 01019

Thaise da Silva Oliveira Morais, Cristina de Hollanda Cavalcanti Tsuha and Orencio Monje Vilar

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701019

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Performance of THM behavior of sand-bentonite mixtures considering thermal effect 01020

Tomoyoshi Nishimura and Junichi Koseki

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701020

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Soil cracking propagation due to dryness and its relation to suction 01021

Elisangela do Prado Oliveira, Karoline Soecki, Vitor Pereira Faro and Alessander Christopher Morales Kormann

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701021

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Effects of drying and shrinkage on the mechanical performance of unsaturated fine/medium- grained soils used as heat storage media 01022

Henok Hailemariam and Frank Wuttke

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701022

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Thermal and hydraulic effects on the mechanical behavior of coarse-grained soils used as heat storage media 01023

Henok Hailemariam and Frank Wuttke

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133701023

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Modelling of soil-water retention curve considering the effects of existing salt solution in the pore fluid 02001

Hamed Sadeghi and Ali Golaghaei Darzi

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133702001

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Estimating soil-water characteristic curve based on soil type and best-fitting regressions derived from a simplified method using Aburra Valley dataset 02002

Johnatan Ramos-Rivera, Daniel Parra-Holguín, Yamile Valencia-González and Oscar Echeverri-Ramírez

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133702002

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Modeling the soil-water retention curves for highly deforming soils 02003

Eduardo Rojas, Jaime Horta and María de la Luz Pérez-Rea

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133702003

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Numerical study of a desaturation process by air injection in sandy soil 02004

Sebastian Sepulveda-Cano, Edwin F. Garcia-Aristizabal and Carlos A. Vega-Posada

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133702004

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Examining the predictive capabilities of a bounding surface plasticity-based hyperelastic constitutive model for unsaturated granular soils 02005

Mehdi Kadivar, Kalehiwot Nega Manahiloh and Victor N. Kaliakin

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133702005

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A general mathematical framework for modelling soil-water retention behaviour 02006

Carlos Pereira, João Ribas Maranha and Rafaela Cardoso

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133702006

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Numerical modeling of unsaturated soil behavior considering different constitutive models 02007

Roberto Quevedo, Celso Romanel and Deane Roehl

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133702007

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Comparison of numerical modeling results from laboratory and field obtained unsaturated flow parameters 02008

Asif Ahmed, Md Jobair Bin Alam, Md Azijul Islam and MD Sahadat Hossain

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133702008

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A constitutive model for hydromechanically coupled behavior of unsaturated soils with hydraulic hysteresis 02009

Mustafa Mert Eyüpgiller, Melih Birhan Kenanoğlu, Mehmet Barış Can Ülker and Nabi Kartal Toker

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133702009

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Effect of the particle-size distribution variability on the SWCC predictions of coarse-grained materials 02010

Roberto Alves, Gilson de F.N. Gitirana Jr. and Sai K. Vanapalli

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133702010

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A lattice Boltzmann study of dynamic immiscible displacement mechanisms in pore doublets 02011

Mohammad Sadeghi, Hamed Sadeghi and Clarence E. Choi

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133702011

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A simple approach for predicting soil water characteristic curve of clayey soils using pore size distribution data 02012

Wei Yan, Emanuel Birle and Roberto Cudmani

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133702012

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Moisture and soil strength monitoring of a railway embankment remediated with wicking geotextile 03001

Camila Alvarenga, Haji Abdulrazagh Parisa and T. Hendry Michael

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703001

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Implementation of two-phase flow models for recycled materials in embankments 03002

João A.R. Machado, Ambria Vasquez, Wing Shun Kwan, Jose M. Fuentes and Gustavo Menezes

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703002

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Ground heave movement evaluation in shallow foundations for expansive soils in Tunja, Colombia 03003

Adriana Ochoa, Carlos Sainea-Vargas and G.V. Ramana

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703003

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Matric suction effect on distribution of stresses caused by vehicle wheels on a bare silty sand 03004

Juan Alfredo Torrico Bravo, Salvador Miranda, Wim Cornellis, Juan Carlos Rojas, Adam Bezuijen and Gemmina Di Emidio

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703004

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Evaluation of settlement of shallow foundations laid on unsaturated soils 03005

Elis Ferreira Lopes, Marcela Moreira da Rocha Moreira, Rosiel Ferreira Leme and Francisco Chagas da Silva Filho

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703005

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Effect of soil moisture content on the bearing capacity of small bored piles in the unsaturated soil of Maringá, Paraná, Brazil 03006

Verônica Ricken Marques, Antonio Belincanta, Mary-Antonette Beroya-Eitner, Jorge Luis Almada Augusto, Ewerton Guelssi and Hauke Zachert

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703006

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Transient unsaturated shaft resistance of a single pile during water flow 03007

Daniel Batista Santos, Moisés Antônio da Costa Lemos and André Luís Brasil Cavalcante

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703007

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Influence of degree of saturation in the dynamic stress transmission to a deep foundation 03008

Rafael Baltodano-Goulding and Laura Brenes-Garcia

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703008

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Performance estimation of a shallow foundation on an unsaturated expansive soil slope subjected to rainfall infiltration 03009

Mengxi Tan and Sai K. Vanapalli

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703009

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Analysis of the bearing capacity of continuous flight auger piles in terms of their excavation energy and of rainfall data 03010

Darym J. Ferrari de Campos, José Camapum de Carvalho, Gilson F. N. Gitirana Jr., Andre L. B. Cavalcante and Luan C. S. M. Ozelim

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703010

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Bearing capacity assessment of bored piles equipped with expander body systems using the mechanics of unsaturated soils 03011

Fernando Feitosa Monteiro, Renato Pinto da Cunha, Marcos Fábio Porto de Aguiar and Carlos Medeiros Silva

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703011

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A numerical technique for modeling the behavior of single piles in unsaturated soils 03012

Xinting Cheng and Sai K. Vanapalli

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703012

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Analysis of the resilience modulus of a subgrade soil front of humidity variations 03013

Camila Kern, Wai Ying Yuk Gehling and Washington Peres Núñez

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703013

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Deterministic and probabilistic 3D analysis of slope rupture at BR 116 PR/SP highway in unsaturated soil 03014

Bianca Riselo, Larissa Passini and Alessander Kormann

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703014

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Analysis of water retention in soil horizons of two open trenches on a slope of Serra do Mar, Brazil, susceptible to landslides 03015

Carolina V. Perdomo, Lidiane C. Nogueira, Miriam G. Miguel and Francisco S. B. Ladeira

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703015

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Evaluation of antecedent rainfall effects in the analysis of the probability of transient failure in unsaturated slopes 03016

Ana Paola do Nascimento Dantas and André Luís Brasil Cavalcante

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703016

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2D stability and flow analysis of a slope in Recife - PE with Barreiras Formation soil in unsaturated conditions 03017

Tahyara Fontoura, Roberto Coutinho and Bruno Morais

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703017

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Deformation analysis of an unsaturated geosynthetic reinforced soil wall subjected to infiltration 03018

Fernando H. M. Portelinha, Jorge G. Zornberg and Orencio M. Vilar

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703018

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Influence of soil-atmosphere interactions and unsaturated soil properties on slope stability 03019

Murilo Pereira da Silva Conceição, Camilla Maria Torres Pinto, Fernando Antonio Leite Vieira Lima and Sandro Lemos Machado

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703019

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Probabilistic geotechnical designs in rural road infrastructure in Costa Rica 03020

Rafael Baltodano-Goulding

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703020

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Performance of capillary barrier as a sustainable slope protection 03021

Alfrendo Satyanaga, Qian Zhai, Harianto Rahardjo, Gilson de F.N. Gitirana Jr, Sung-Woo Moon and Jong Kim

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133703021

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Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of compacted bio-cemented lateritic soil in municipal solid waste containment application 04001

Kolawole Juwonlo Osinubi, Emmanuel Gadzama, Adrian Oshioname Eberemu and Thomas Stephen Ijimdiya

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133704001

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Evaluation of sand-clay-anionic polyacrylamide blends for alternative compacted clay landfill liner design 04002

Mauro Codevilla, Camilo Casagrande, Marcos Montoro, Sandra Orlandi, Teresa Piqué and Diego Manzanal

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133704002

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Numerical investigation of the performance of engineered barriers in reducing flood risk 04003

Alexandros L. Petalas, Aikaterini Tsiampousi, Lidija Zdravkovic and David M. Potts

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133704003

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Behavior of compacted Ca-bentonite subjected to HMC loading: observations and interpretation 04004

Takayuki Motoshima, Sachie Iso and Tomoyoshi Nishimura

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133704004

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Estimation of percolation of water balance cover using field scale unsaturated soil parameter 04005

Md Jobair Bin Alam, Asif Ahmed, Md Sahadat Hossain and Naima Rahman

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133704005

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Test plot study of a tailings stack final cover prototype 04006

Germán Javier Rodari Gutierrez and Luciano Agustín Oldecop

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133704006

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Development of flume model of inclined capillary barrier (clay silt/CDW) in a subtropical climate scenario 04007

Thays C.F. Oliveira, Bianca G.S. Dezen and Julio C. Bizarreta-Ortega

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133704007

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Non-isothermal moisture migration in a GCL composite liner system 04008

Mayu Tincopa and Gonzalo Carnero-Guzman

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133704008

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Field monitoring and model predicted water balance of monolithic cover 04009

Md Jobair Bin Alam, Asif Ahmed, Md Aminul Islam, Naima Rahman and Md Sahadat Hossain

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133704009

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Study of mining tailings geotechnical parameters obtained from SCPTu tests carried on dry and saturated layers 04010

Helena P. Nierwinski, Marcelo Heidemann, Laura A. Lavalle and Bruna Sell

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133704010

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Obtaining resistance parameters in iron ore tailing from field (SPT and CPTu) and laboratory tests 04011

Giovani Costa and Lúcio Flávio Villar

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133704011

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Plot test in a 50-year abandoned mine tailings dam 04012

Lucas Garino Libardi and Luciano Agustín Oldecop

Published online: 26 April 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133704012

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