Browsing Theses and Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Likos, William J."
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Function-based condition indexing for guyed communication towers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Construction of the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) two-way radio network was initiated in the 1950's and was motivated primarily by the ... -
Predicting macroscale response of unsaturated sands from microscale analysis and simple geotechnical testing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)A large portion, if not the majority, of conditions encountered in geotechnical engineering practice involves unsaturated soil. Practical problems include precipitation-induced slope stability failures, expansive or ... -
Sorption and leaching characteristics of heavy metals in artificial soil
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)The objective of this study was to investigate the heavy metal sorption and leaching characteristics of an "artificial soil" formed by blending industrial and municipal by-products and implemented as a beneficial waste ... -
Tensile strength, shear strength, and effective stress for unsaturated sand
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)It is generally accepted in geotechnical engineering that non-cohesive materials such as sands exhibit no or negligible tensile strength. However, there is significant evidence that interparticle forces arising from capillary ... -
Volume change and swelling pressure of expansive clay in the crystalline swelling regime
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)A significant amount of research has been carried out to characterize expansive clay behavior from either microstructural or macrostructural perspectives; however, there exists a current gap in our knowledge about the basic ...