For the purpose of road safety, it is vital to reduce the severity of road accidents and increase safety around the roadway area by deploying guardrails. In case of a car crash, a guardrail post must be deformable so that such restraint is not too abrupt due to the occupant’s sensitivity. Soil type influences on the guardrail post behavior hav...
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View ArticleButadiene-styrene copolymer (SBR) is an elastomer composed of 75% butadiene and 25% styrene and is widely used in the automotive industry in tire production. This elastomer can be produced from two polymerization processes: emulsion or solution polymerization. This paper presents the mechanical behavior of a polymer reinforced sand compared to pure sand...
View ArticleMining is an important economic activity in the modern world. However, despite the generated benefits, mining produces tremendous volumes of tailings, an environmental liability with numerous adverse effects. Researches about contaminant transport in tailings dam are important to assess the degree of contamination and to propose preventive or remedial m...
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