Upstream liner retrofit could save old earth dams from seismic failure
Numerical modeling of Italy's Ficocchia Dam suggests that retrofitting old homogeneous earth dams with an upstream liner and diaphragm wall ...
Tag: slope stability
Hybrid Deep Learning Model Boosts Prediction of Slope Stability Safety Factor
A hybrid deep learning framework that combines unsupervised feature extraction with supervised regression outperformed a standard neural network and conventional ...
Half-Life Rainfall Models Improve Landslide Alerts in Brazil
A new study in Brazil shows that using effective half-life rainfall indices significantly improves the accuracy of landslide early warning ...
Machine Learning Outperforms Expert Weighting in Mapping Landslide Risk in India’s Western Ghats
A new study in Kerala's Western Ghats shows a Random Forest machine learning model, validated with an AUC of 0.99, ...
Machine learning reveals hidden danger in China’s gently dipping highway slopes
A new study of a 40-meter highway slope in Southwest China shows how saturated clay seams trigger stepped sliding failure, ...
Thin Tree Roots With Steel-Like Strength Could Shield Mountain Slopes From Deadly Landslides
A new study in Mexico reveals that thin roots from native tree species such as Piper amalago and Pinus teocote ...
Underground Voids and Staged Excavation Reshape Damage Patterns in a Giant Open-Pit Mine Slope
A three-dimensional damage-mechanics simulation of China's Nanfen open-pit mine links historical underground voids and staged excavation to progressive slope deformation ...
How Weak Diabase Dikes Drive Step-by-Step Collapse of a Rare Earth Mine Slope
New field tests and 3D numerical simulations at China's Maoniup Rare Earth Mine reveal how water-sensitive diabase dikes control the ...
Sidewall Friction Skews Centrifuge Slope Tests, and a New Correction Fixes It
Researchers have developed a pseudo-three-dimensional work-balance correction that quantifies how sidewall friction artificially stabilises finite-width centrifuge slope models and provides ...
Fuzzy Logic Outperforms AI in New South Africa Landslide Risk Maps
A new GIS-based study in South Africa's Bushveld Igneous Complex found that Fuzzy Logic modelling outperformed both expert-driven AHP and ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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