The goal of this study was to accurately match experimental data obtained from compression tests in particle-based simulations of soil behavior. Thanks to a comprehensive sensitivity analysis, the ...

Chemists are discovering new information to help remediate 'forever chemicals' by showing for the first time how they interact with soil at the molecular level. Michigan State University chemists are ...

Infrastructures often suffer severe damage due to geotechnical hazards of both natural kinds such as floods or earthquakes and man-made ones like underground construction work and excavations. The ...

Ant colonies can descend several metres underground, house millions of insects and last for decades, despite being made without the benefit of machinery and reinforcing material. The secrets of these ...