Iron ore tailings dams must be constantly monitored for safety purposes. Among the aspects traditionally monitored are geotechnical protocols, such as piezometric levels along the dam. Recently, geophysics, a science that studies, among other things, dynamic processes in the Earth, has contributed to non-invasive monitoring using electro-resistivity met...
View ArticleRock and joint alteration leads to modifications in their properties, resulting in a reduction of rock mass strength and consequently a decrease in the safety of engineering structures. The alteration process changes the material and alters its geomechanical behavior. This research presents the studies conducted to evaluate the mechanical behavior of ro...
View ArticleThis Special Issue contains the Honorary and Keynote Lectures on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials, originally delivered at the 8th International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials held in Porto, Portugal, from the 3rd to the 6th of September 2023 (IS-Porto 2023).
The Symposium aimed to disseminate ide...
View ArticleThis study presents a laboratory investigation on the susceptibility of suffusion in soil samples collected from a very old earth dam. The dam, rebuilt around 1800, is composed of two earth fills and lacks a clay core or filtration components, making it vulnerable to internal erosion. Following an inspection in 2006, concerns were raised about the dam&a...
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