The spectral response of quartz is a phenomenon of interest to countermine technologies because of suspected disruption in spectral signature from disturbed soil during emplacement of landmines in the subsurface. The research was divided into two studies: data analysis using spectral information from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection (ASTER) spectral library and a laboratory study using a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer. Spectral and mineralogical data for five ...
Abstract: This research investigated the nature of cracking behavior in compacted clay liners used for nuclear waste disposal facilities. A literature review found that, in all documented in-place clay liner studies, cracking occurred in the clay liner within 10 years, leading to failure of the liner system. Further, all moisture-flow models studied failed to capture clay cracking and the resultant high permeability associated with these failed liner systems. A laboratory ...
This report describes the demonstration of technologies and procedures developed under the Joint Rapid Airfield Construction (JRAC) program at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, MS. The successful demonstration project occurred in Australia in June 2007. The JRAC demonstration project was conducted as an integral part of Exercise Talisman Saber 2007, a U.S. and Australian combined and joint forces military exercise. The project included the construction ...
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