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Pradhip VP, Balu S, Subramanian B. Pond ash as a potential material for sustainable geotechnical applications - a review. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:102083-102103. [PMID: 37682441 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29671-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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Energy-harnessing sources significantly influence a country's infrastructure and economic development. Though nuclear and hydel power sources are used for energy harnessing, thermal sources are still the primary power source in India and contribute to 75% of the demand. Thermal power plants exploit large volumes of coal reserves. The combustion of coal leads to 30%-40% of waste ash residues such as Fly ash and Bottom ash. Though Fly ash finds greater applicability, pond ash poses a severe environmental hazard due to its large occupancy of terrain in ash dykes and lagoons. Many research efforts are underway to utilize pond ash in various structural and geotechnical infrastructure projects; however, there are still limitations and apprehensions about its properties and determination. The present study provides a detailed review of the morphological and chemical properties. Further, the geotechnical attributes of pond ash, including strength characteristics, consolidation parameters, and durability aspects, are critically reviewed for the probable application as fill material for backfill and many other applications. Based on the earlier research on pond ash, it could be comprehended that pond ash has wide property variability and finds compatibility with many other pozzolanic admixtures and, in this way, finds broader applicability in geotechnical projects. The way forwards could be a significant step towards cleaner and greener technology.
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- Vilasini Padignarepurakkil Pradhip
- Department of Civil Engineering, SIMATS School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 602105, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 600025, India.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 600025, India
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Bandarra BS, Mesquita C, Passos H, Martins RC, Coelho PALF, Pereira JL, Quina MJ. An integrated characterisation of incineration bottom ashes towards sustainable application: Physicochemical, ecotoxicological, and mechanical properties. J Hazard Mater 2023; 455:131649. [PMID: 37210879 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Environmental protection is a central concern regarding municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash (IBA) management, but the assessment of waste Hazardous Property HP14 (ecotoxicity) is still under debate. Civil engineering applications may be a suitable management strategy. This work aimed at evaluating IBA regarding mechanical behaviour and environmental hazardous potential, including a biotest battery for ecotoxicity assessment (comprising miniaturised tests), to explore its potential for safe utilization. Physical, chemical, ecotoxicological (Aliivibrio fischeri, Raphidocelis subcapitata, Lemna minor, Daphnia magna, Lepidium sativum), and mechanical (one-dimensional compressibility, shear strength) analyses were performed. The low leaching for potentially toxic metals and ions complied with European Union (EU) limit values for non-hazardous waste landfills. No relevant ecotoxicological effects were found. The biotest battery seems suitable for ecotoxicological assessment in the aquatic ecosystem, providing wide information on waste impact on different trophic/functional levels and chemical uptake routes, simultaneously involving short-duration tests and reduced amounts of waste. IBA presented more compressibility than sand, but its mixture with sand (30%:70%) was closer to sand compressibility. IBA (lower stresses) and the mixture (higher stresses) showed slightly higher shear strength than sand. Overall, IBA presented the potential for valorisation as loose aggregates from an environmental and mechanical viewpoint in a circular economy framework.
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- B S Bandarra
- CIEPQPF, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II-Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- CITTA, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Luís Reis Santos-Pólo II da Universidade, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- CICECO, Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- CIEPQPF, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II-Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- CITTA, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Luís Reis Santos-Pólo II da Universidade, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- CESAM, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- CIEPQPF, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II-Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal.
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Omar AE, Sakr MAH, Taalab SA, Bakhit ABA, Pugliese M, La Verde G, Hanfi MY. Geotechnical and environmental radioactivity investigations at Al Sādis Min Uktōber city, Cairo municipality (Egypt), for the high-speed railway construction. Appl Radiat Isot 2023; 193:110664. [PMID: 36669267 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.110664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The present study aims to evaluate the possibility of constructing a new high-speed railway (HSR) at Al Sādis Min Uktōber city, Cairo (Egypt): geotechnical and environmental radiological hazards are estimated from several collected soil and water samples. A variety of laboratory geotechnical tests such as grain size, free swelling test, liquid and plastic limits, chemical analysis and uniaxial compression strength are applied to sixty-one drill holes. A geotechnical examination of the coarse-grained soil at the foundation level classified it as poorly graded soil. The results of the investigation of fine-grained soil at the foundation level shown that the liquid limit ranges from 22% to 55%, the plastic limit ranges from 12% to 28%, the plasticity index varies from 11% to 33%, free swelling varies from 51% to 71%. Mechanically, the uniaxial compressive strength values on rock samples range from 6.96 MPa to 142.39 MPa. The radioactive study is performed to detect the 226Ra, 232Th, and 40 K activity concentrations of the soil samples: their mean values are 34 ± 10 Bq·kg-1, 14 ± 5 Bq·kg-1 and 552 ± 20 Bq·kg-1, respectively. The values of radiological hazard indexes are not exceeded the permissible limits: e.g. the mean value of absorbed dose rate is 47 ± 6 nGy h-1; the annual gonadal dose equivalent is 0.3 ± 0.04 mSv·y-1; the lifetime cancer risk is 02 ± 0.2·10-3. Thus, the soil in the studied railway area is safe to use in building materials and infrastructure applications: the radiological hazards and the geotechnical studies confirmed the studied area is suitable to construct a new community having a HSR. According to the SWOT-PEST and environmental impact analyses, the construction of the HSR meets the criteria of the Kyoto Protocol, the EU Climate and Energy policy, and other international treaties.
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- Ali E Omar
- Nuclear Materials Authority, El Maadi, Cairo, P.O. Box 530, Egypt
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- Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, P.O. Box, 11884, Egypt.
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- Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, P.O. Box, 11884, Egypt
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- University of Naples Federico II, Department of Physics "E. Pancini", Via Cinthia 21, 80126, Napoli, Italy
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- University of Naples Federico II, Department of Physics "E. Pancini", Via Cinthia 21, 80126, Napoli, Italy
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- Nuclear Materials Authority, El Maadi, Cairo, P.O. Box 530, Egypt; Institute of Physics and Technology, Ural Federal University, St. Mira, 19, 620002, Yekaterinburg, Russia.
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Xie Y, Xue J, Gnanendran CT, Xie K. Geotechnical properties of fresh municipal solid wastes with different compositions under leachate exposure. Waste Manag 2022; 149:207-217. [PMID: 35752108 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This paper investigates the geotechnical properties of a type of synthetic municipal solid waste (MSW). The tests were conducted on five groups of synthetic MSW compositions, based on the field characterization of fresh MSW samples collected from Mugga Lane landfill site, ACT, Australia. Compaction, hydraulic conductivity, compression, drained and undrained shear properties of the MSWs with water and leachate addition to the field moisture content were studied. The study shows that adding leachate could increase the maximum dry density of the MSWs under given moisture contents and compaction energies. The hydraulic conductivity of the MSWs could decrease by 100-fold when the confining pressure increases from 15 kPa to 240 kPa. The shear behaviours of the MSW samples follow the strain hardening behaviours of loose sand. The cohesion of the MSWs decreases but the friction angle of the MSWs increases with leachate addition due to the change in the surface tension and viscosity of the pore liquids and the loss of cementitious components. The addition of leachate increases the compression ratios of the MSWs by around 10% to 30% due to the change in the pH of the pore liquids. The most significant components affecting the shear and compression behaviours of the MSW were paper and wood. The effects of leachate exposure on the geotechnical properties of the MSWs is not very significant. It is important to consider the variation of MSW properties to the leachate properties (viscosity, pH and surface tension) in the large body of MSWs in the landfills.
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- Yuekai Xie
- School of Engineering and Information Technology, University of New South Wales, Canberra, Northcott Drive, Campbell, ACT 2612, Australia
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- School of Engineering and Information Technology, University of New South Wales, Canberra, Northcott Drive, Campbell, ACT 2612, Australia.
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- School of Engineering and Information Technology, University of New South Wales, Canberra, Northcott Drive, Campbell, ACT 2612, Australia
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- School of Engineering and Information Technology, University of New South Wales, Canberra, Northcott Drive, Campbell, ACT 2612, Australia
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Haghsheno H, Arabani M. Geotechnical properties of oil-polluted soil: a review. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:32670-32701. [PMID: 35220539 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19418-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Soil polluted by oil and its derivatives is a critical environmental issue worldwide that jeopardizes ecological systems and causes geotechnical problems. This review paper focuses on the previous studies concerning the impacts of oil pollution on soil geotechnical properties. To this end, related academic literature on this topic was investigated and discussed. The findings of this study demonstrated that the addition of oil pollution in coarse-grained soils significantly reduces particle surface roughness. On the other hand, in fine-grained soils, it results in flocculation and secondary aggregation of clay particles, less aggregated and loose packing in the soil matrix, the formation of isometric pores, the formation of fissure-like pores, and an increase in mesoporosity. In general, it was found that the geotechnical properties of oil-polluted soils are mostly determined by the physicochemical and/or physical interactions between the soil and contaminant. Additionally, previous research has demonstrated that oil pollutants alter the geotechnical properties of cohesive and non-cohesive soils significantly, including the Atterberg limits, particle-size distribution, compaction behavior, unconfined compressive strength, friction angle, cohesion, hydraulic conductivity, and consolidation characteristics. However, no general pattern could be established for the majority of them. Besides, it was found that the degree of geotechnical property alteration of oil-polluted soil is strongly influenced by the soil type and features, as well as the quantity, type, and chemical composition of oil pollutants.
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- Hamed Haghsheno
- Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
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Abdullah GMS, El Aal AA. Assessment of the reuse of Covid-19 healthy personal protective materials in enhancing geotechnical properties of Najran's soil for road construction: Numerical and experimental study. J Clean Prod 2021; 320:128772. [PMID: 34518745 PMCID: PMC8425387 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has not only caused a global health crisis, but it has also had significant environmental and human consequences. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this study focused on emerging challenges in managing healthy personal protective materials (HPPM) in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, using silty sand (SM) soil as an example since it covers large areas in KSA and in the whole world. The main objective of this paper is to find a novel way to minimize pandemic-related waste by using HPPM as waste materials in road construction. For the first time, a series of experiments was conducted on a mixture of different percentages of shredded HPPM (0, 0.5, 1 and 2%) added to the silty sand (SM) soil for road applications, including soil classification according to the USCS, modified compaction, UCS, UPV, and CBR. In addition, a numerical simulation was performed using geotechnical-based software Plaxis 3D to study the performance of the soil-HPPM mix as a subbase layer in the paving structure under heavy traffic loading. The modified compaction test results show that there is an increase in the optimum moisture content with increasing the HPPM contents from 0.5% to 1% and 2%. However, a reduction in the maximum dry density is observed. The values of dry density and water content at 0%, 0.5%, 1% and 2% pf HPPM are 2.045, 1.98, 1.86 and 1.8 g/cm3 and 7.65% 8%, 8.5% and 9.5%, respectively. The soaked CBR values at 0, 0.5, 1 and 2% HPPM are 23, 30, 8, 2% with the maximum value attained with the addition of 0.5% HPPM. The results of UCS were with the same percentages of HPPM 430, 450, 430 and 415 kPa, respectively, with the maximum value attained with 0.5% HPPM addition as well. In contrast, the values of UVP at 0%, 0.5%, 1% and 2% are 978.5, 680.3, 489.4 and 323.6 m/s, respectively, confirming the trends obtained by modified compaction test results. The simulation results confirm this conclusion that the soil-HPPM mix show a superior performance when used as a subbase layer and reduced vertical displacement by a percentage of 11% compared to the normal subbase material. By eliminating HPPM especially facemasks from the landfill lifecycle, incorporating them into high quality construction material production has the potential to deliver significant environmental benefits.
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- Gamil M S Abdullah
- Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Najran University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Najran University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, (Assiut Branch), Assiut, Egypt
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Mistry MK, Shukla SJ, Solanki CH. Reuse of waste tyre products as a soil reinforcing material: a critical review. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:24940-24971. [PMID: 33770356 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13522-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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All over the globe, the generation of industrial waste has been increased due to the increasing demand for modern civilisation. In the developing countries like India, it is growing vigorously which eventually increases the production of vehicles and results in the more number of waste tyres. Despite the dumping such hazardous waste in landfills, stockpiling, and burning, their feasible utilisation in the modification of soil and concrete can be a good alternative option for their disposal. This paper enlightens the published work carried out by various researchers to enhance the mechanical properties of clayey soil using various forms of waste tyres. The effects of different forms of waste tyres on consistency limits, compaction characteristics, strength characteristics, compressibility characteristics, permeability and California-bearing ratio of cohesive soils have been reviewed. The review results show that the use of waste tyre products in ground improvement can be an economical solution for the construction industries and optimistic future as its disposal option. Still, further investigations and more research studies are required to consolidate the remarks drawn by the past researchers for its utilisation in the construction of highway/railway embankments and other field applications.
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- Mohit K Mistry
- Geotechnical Divison, Civil Engineering Department, S V National Institute of Technology, Surat, India.
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- Geotechnical Divison, Civil Engineering Department, S V National Institute of Technology, Surat, India
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- Geotechnical Divison, Civil Engineering Department, S V National Institute of Technology, Surat, India
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Feng SJ, Gao KW, Chen YX, Li Y, Zhang LM, Chen HX. Geotechnical properties of municipal solid waste at Laogang Landfill, China. Waste Manag 2017; 63:354-365. [PMID: 27659867 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Revised: 08/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Landfills have been widely constructed all around the world in order to properly dispose municipal solid waste (MSW). Understanding geotechnical properties of MSW is essential for the design and operation of landfills. A comprehensive investigation of geotechnical properties of MSW at the largest landfill in China was conducted, including waste composition, unit weight, void ratio, water content, hydraulic conductivity, and shear behavior. A large-scale rigid-wall permeameter and a direct-shear apparatus were adopted to test the hydraulic conductivity and shear behavior of the MSW, respectively. The composition of the MSW varied with age. With the depth increasing from 0 to 16m, the unit weight increased from 7.2 to 12.5kN/m3, while the void ratio decreased from 2.5 to 1.76. The water content ranged between 30.0% and 68.9% but did not show a trend with depth. The hydraulic conductivity of the MSW ranged between 4.6×10-4 and 6.7×10-3cm/s. It decreased as the dry unit weight increased and was sensitive to changes in dry unit weight in deeper layers. Displacement-hardening was observed during the whole shearing process and the shear strength increased with the normal stress, the displacement rate, and the unit weight. The friction angle and cohesion varied from (15.7°, 29.1kPa) to (21.9°, 18.3kPa) with depth increasing from 4 to 16m. The shear strength of the MSW obtained in this study was lower than the reported values in other countries, which was caused by the less fibrous materials in the specimens in this study. The results in this study will provide guidance in the design and operation of the landfills in China.
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- Shi-Jin Feng
- Key Laboratory of Geotechnical and Underground Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
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- College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
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- Key Laboratory of Geotechnical and Underground Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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