Climate change is humanity’s 21st century biggest challenge. Due to the higher rates of soil sealing, its effects and consequences are expected to be more severe in cities. To mitigate climate change effects or adapt cities to them, several approaches can be adopted, namely by adopting nature-based solutions, such as blue and green infrastruct...
View ArticleThe inclinometer probe is used to measure angle variations along a soil profile. These variations can be transformed into horizontal displacements along the profile depth, enabling the understanding of the deformation of geotechnical structures (e.g., tailings dams, embankment dams, rockfill dams, and excavations) and natural slopes. Such knowledge can ...
View ArticleIn recent years, two tragic accidents in Brazilian tailings dams resulted in a lack of trust in the performance of these structures. This paper aims at proposing a new procedure for estimating the liquefaction risk of existing tailings dams, with the use of well-known probabilistic methods as a valuable tool in the decision-making process for triggering...
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...
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