Browsing Geological Engineering Program by Author "Likos, William"
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Assessing the Life Cycle Benefits of Recycled Material in Road Construction
Bloom, Eleanor Frances (2016-10-11)Executive Summary There is interest in determining and validating the environmental and economic benefits of incorporating recycled materials into road construction using life cycle assessments (LCA) and life cycle cost ... -
DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS OF THREE APPROACHES FOR GCL DESICCATION CYCLING
Zangl, Faith M. (2014-08-22)Geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) are hydraulic barriers that contain of a thin layer of Nabentonite clay encased by two geotextiles and are held together by needle-punching fibers or glue. Na-bentonite, mainly comprised ... -
Field and Laboratory Measurement of Radon Flux and Diffusion for Uranium Mill Tailings Cover Systems
Stefani, Nick (2016-10-11)Disposal Facilities for uranium mill tailings have been constructed as required by the Uranium Mine Tailing Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) of 1978. Nearly all of these facilities rely on a low-permeability, compacted clay ... -
Methods for Testing the Effect of Hydraulic Gradient on the Polymer Elution of Polymer GCLs
Reybrock, William (2018-01-03)Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs) were developed in the 1980’s as an alternative landfill liner or cover material. GCLs are primarily comprised of a layer of processed sodium bentonite (Na-B), generally 7-10 mm thick, ... -
Particle Scale Dynamics of Coarse Granular Material
Williams, Kyle (2018-01-04)Developing a new wheeled or tracked vehicle for military use typically involves physical prototyping of preliminary vehicle designs and field tests to evaluate their performance in a range of conditions. Computational ... -
STATE DOT ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF RECYCLED MATERIAL UTILIZATION IN HIGHWAY PAVEMENTS
Del Ponte, Kelly L. (2016-09-30)The use of recycled materials in highway construction has the potential to achieve significant benefits affecting the triple-bottom line (environment, prosperity and society). Although state departments of transportation ...