The determination of the factor of safety (FoS) of slopes during seismic excitation can be complex if the relevant effects of pore water pressure accumulation, nonlinear material response and variable shear strength are duly accounted for. A rational two-step approach to tackle this task based on ...
Major drawbacks, which make the continued use of landfills unfeasible, making them practically unfeasible, are the need for large areas, adequate land and limited useful life of the sites, generally around 50 years, in addition to the obligation to respect considerable distances from inhabited areas...
There are a few drawbacks to e-bikes in general that hopefully will improve with the development of new technology. E-bikes are really heavy, usually weighing in between 50-65 pounds, and I had to build a ramp so that I can bring it inside my house for parking and charging. For apartm...
To overcome these drawbacks, biobased methods of ground improvement mimicking natural biological processes have recently gained popularity, as a potentially disruptive technology which can remediate unsuitable ground in an environmentally friendly and potentially sustainable way. In particular, the process of...
Each of these have their virtues and drawbacks. Allocation of energy use to sub-processes could imply fewer points of energy measurements, especially if each sub-process has its own switchgear. This allocation approach can identify the most energy-intensive sub-processes, but does not provide ...