...J. Kuwano; Y. Miyata; J. Koseki ABSTRACT: The 2011 Tohoku earthquake off the Pacific coast of Japan (M_w = 9.0) contained a huge source region of approximately 450 km by 200 km and caused extensive damage to various structures. Damage caused by the tsunami was tremendous and many lives...

...P.J. Fox; J.D. Ross; J.M. Sura; R.S. Thiel ABSTRACT: Several large-scale laboratory tests were conducted on multi-interface geomembrane liner specimens to assess damage effects from static pressure, cyclic loading, and large-displacement static shear. The specimens consisted of compacted subgrade...

...E.M. Palmeira; H.K.P.A. Andrade ABSTRACT: Buried pipes can be damaged by accidents, or by the action of vandalism. Depending on the material transported by the pipe and its pressure, serious consequences can result from such damage, which commonly involve great material losses and, unfortunately...

... a normal stress of 100 kPa, shearing occurred at the sand/geomembrane interface and the GCL sustained no visible damage after 25 cycles of loading with a displacement amplitude of 20 mm and a frequency of 1 Hz. Material property tests performed on pre-cyclic and post-cyclic GCL samples provided additional...

...F. Mazzieri; E. Pasqualini The results of an experimental test program for the permeability of a damaged, adhesive-bonded, geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) are presented. GCL specimens were damaged to simulate damage occurring during handling or installation. Either a portion of the GCL was removed...