This paper presents the development of an instrumented channel for two-dimensional multiphase flow of automotive fuels in unsaturated soils. Flow experiments were performed using water or diesel in an eolian sand at residual water saturation, a particular case of multiphase flow. Aspects such as the visual monitoring of the infiltration experiments and ...
View ArticleThe quartzite found in rock formations in the Southwestern Minas Gerais - Brazil has been, along the years, explored and commercialized as “coating stone”. The quantity of waste coming from the processing and exploration process, however, is superior to 90% from the extracted product in most of the mining sites, determining a serious...
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study of the hydraulic conductivity of mixtures of a tropical soil sample and bentonite and also their comp...
Applying Portland cement to soils is an excellent technique when it is necessary to improve local soil for the construction of stabilized pavement bases and to have a support layer for shallow foundations. Consoli et al. (2007, 2009, 2010) developed a rational dosage methodology for artificially cemented soils based on porosity/ceme...
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