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Empirical Modeling Of Piping Along Mississippi River Levees In Southwestern Illinois, Rebecca F. Shields
Empirical Modeling Of Piping Along Mississippi River Levees In Southwestern Illinois, Rebecca F. Shields
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Modeling Roughness Of Rock Discontinuity Surfaces, Christopher Pickering
Modeling Roughness Of Rock Discontinuity Surfaces, Christopher Pickering
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The aim of this thesis is to propose a new methodology of quantifying the rock discontinuity condition of roughness through the physically based modeling approach of signal analysis. The development of this method came about after investigation into the use of qualitative categorizations of roughness from the RMR rating system within rock engineering system matrices. In an attempt to assign significant values to these generalized qualitative descriptions, the standard joint roughness coefficient (JRC) profiles were initially examined through basic measurements, such as aperture and ramp angle. Following these initial measurements and identification of inconsistencies in the wave parameters of the …