Stability Prediction in Earthfill Dams with Regard to Spatial Variability of Strength Properties of Loamy Soil

The random finite element method has been increasingly used in the geotechnical community to investigate the influence of soil spatial variability and to bridge the gap between a traditional design and a reliability-based design. There are two approaches to calculate the reliability curves as a function of the traditional/global factor of safety in the literature. However, it is not clear how these two approaches may be related and why. This paper is devoted to answering this question, through the aid of an implemented auto-search algorithm within the strength reduction method and the quantification of the potential sliding volumes in the various possible Monte Carlo realisations of the soil spatial variability. The equivalences and differences between the two approaches, and thereby their respective merits and disadvantages, are explained and discussed for the most commonly used distribution types of soil strength properties, that is, normal and lognormal distribution. Computational efficiency has also been addressed in the form of pseudocodes, which can be readily implemented.

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Hydraulic conductivity measurements of the spatial variability of a loamy soil

Soil Technology ◽

10.1016/0933-3630(94)90020-5 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 181-195 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

M. Vauclin ◽

D.E. Elrick ◽

J.L. Thony ◽

G. Vachaud ◽

Ph. Revol ◽

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Keyword(s):

Hydraulic Conductivity ◽

Spatial Variability ◽

Conductivity Measurements ◽

Loamy Soil

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SEM Study of Tension Wood Fiber Morphology and its Effect on Paper Properties

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100079061 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 35 ◽

pp. 308-309

Author(s):

K. W. Robinson

Keyword(s):

Tension Wood ◽

Wood Fiber ◽

Strength Properties ◽

Fiber Morphology ◽

Paper Properties ◽

Pure Cellulose ◽

Short Rotation ◽

Hardwood Trees ◽

Sem Study

Tension wood (TW) is an abnormal tissue of hardwood trees; although it has been isolated from most parts of the tree, it is frequently found on the upper side of branches and leaning stems. TW has been classically associated with geotropic alignment, but more recently it has been associated with fast growth. Paper made from TW is generally lower in strength properties. Consequently, the paper industries' growing dependence on fast growing, short- rotation trees will result in higher amounts of TW in the final product and a corresponding reduction in strength.Relatively few studies have dealt with the role of TW in the structure of paper. It was suggested that the lower strength properties of TW were due to a combination of factors, namely, its unique morphology, compression failures in the cell wall, and lower hemicellulose content. Central to the unique morphology of the TW fiber is the thick gelatinous layer (G-layer) composed almost entirely of pure cellulose.

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Sampling and mapping of heterogeneous surfaces: multi-resolution tiling adjusted to spatial variability

International Journal of Geographical Information Systems ◽

10.1080/026937996137756 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. 851-876

Author(s):

Ferenc Csillag ◽

Miklos Kertesz ◽

Agnes Kummert

Keyword(s):

Spatial Variability ◽

Heterogeneous Surfaces

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The Effect of Growth Rate on the Strength Properties of Sawn Beams of Silver Birch (Betula pendula Roth)

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research ◽

10.1080/02827589950152250 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 18-26

Author(s):

R. A. Dunham ◽

A. D. Cameron ◽

J. A. Petty

Keyword(s):

Growth Rate ◽

Betula Pendula ◽

Strength Properties ◽

Silver Birch ◽

Betula Pendula Roth

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Spatial variability induces generalization in contextual cueing.

Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition ◽

10.1037/xlm0000796 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 46 (12) ◽

pp. 2295-2313

Author(s):

Yoko Higuchi ◽

Yoshiyuki Ueda ◽

Kazuhisa Shibata ◽

Jun Saiki

Keyword(s):

Spatial Variability ◽

Contextual Cueing

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Modification of polymer matrix for carbon fiber reinforced plastic aimed at the increase of interfacial bond strength, deformation-strength properties and stability to thermal-oxidative destruction

Polymer materials and technologies ◽

10.32864/polymmattech-2017-3-4-19-36 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 19-36 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

V. I. Dubkova ◽

O. I. Maevskaya ◽

S. F. Zhandarov

Keyword(s):

Carbon Fiber ◽

Bond Strength ◽

Strength Properties ◽

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic ◽

Oxidative Destruction ◽

Interfacial Bond ◽

Interfacial Bond Strength ◽

Fiber Reinforced Plastic ◽

Reinforced Plastic ◽

Thermal Oxidative Destruction

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Co-cooking nonwoods with hardwoods

TAPPI Journal ◽

10.32964/tj13.6.19 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 19-24

Author(s):

TROY RUNGE ◽

CHUNHUI ZHANG

Keyword(s):

High Performance Liquid Chromatography ◽

High Performance ◽

Paper Industry ◽

Pulp And Paper Industry ◽

Strength Properties ◽

Agricultural Residues ◽

Kraft Pulping ◽

Pulp And Paper ◽

Strength Increase ◽

Xylan Content

Agricultural residues and energy crops are promising resources that can be utilized in the pulp and paper industry. This study examines the potential of co-cooking nonwood materials with hardwoods as means to incorporate nonwood material into a paper furnish. Specifically, miscanthus, switchgrass, and corn stover were substituted for poplar hardwood chips in the amounts of 10 wt %, 20 wt %, and 30 wt %, and the blends were subjected to kraft pulping experiments. The pulps were then bleached with an OD(EP)D sequence and then refined and formed into handsheets to characterize their physical properties. Surprisingly, all three co-cooked pulps showed improved strength properties (up to 35%). Sugar measurement of the pulps by high-performance liquid chromatography suggested that the strength increase correlated with enriched xylan content.

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