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Yield, Strength, and Critical State Behavior of a Tropical Saturated Soil by Futai, M. M, Almeida, M. S. S, Lacerda, W. A

“…The paper reports laboratory investigations carried out on a tropical soil profile to study its compressibility, strength, critical state and limit state…”
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Triggering factors and critical thresholds for landslides in Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil by Ehrlich, M., Luiz, B. J., Mendes, C. G., Lacerda, W. A.

“…The city of Rio de Janeiro undergoes periods of intense rainfall, and due to its geological and topographic characteristics, it is highly susceptible to…”
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Desempenho de cultivares de mamona no Semiárido paraibano: componentes de crescimento e teor de óleo by Lacerda, R. R. A., Souza, A. S., Frutado, G. F., Queiroga, I. S., Lacerda, W. A.

“…A cultura da mamona vem despontando como uma das principais matérias-primas, para produção de óleo, especialmente no Nordeste, todavia muitos fatores têm…”
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Controlling factors of gullying in the Maracujá Catchment, southeastern Brazil by de A. P. Bacellar, L., Netto, A. L. Coelho, Lacerda, W. A.

“…Hundreds of gullies (‘voçorocas’) of huge dimensions (up to 400–500 m long, 150 m wide and 50 m deep) are very common in the small Maracujá Catchment in…”
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Influence of Physicochemical Interactions on the Mechanical Behavior of Tropical Residual Gneiss Soils by Futai, Marcos M.

“…When soils are inundated with liquids other than water, a physicochemical interaction takes place and can alter the soil behavior. Depending on the type of…”
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Numerical analysis of the breakwater construction of Sergipe Harbour, Brazil by Brugger, Paulo José, Soares de Almeida, Márcio de Souza, Sandroni, Sandro Salvador, Lacerda, Willy Alvarenga

“…The numerical simulation of the breakwater construction at Sergipe Harbour, Brazil, is described and the results compared with instrumentation data. The…”
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Landslide initiation in saprolite and colluvium in southern Brazil: Field and laboratory observations by Lacerda, Willy A.

“…The weathering of granitic and gneissic rocks in tropical regions can reach depths of more than 100 m. In southeast Brazil there are situations where landslide…”
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Embankment Failure on Clay near Rio de Janeiro by Ramalho-Ortigão, J. A, Werneck, Mauro L. G, Lacerda, Willy A

“…The construction on an instrumented trial embankment on soft clay is described. Field measurements of pore-pressure and vertical and horizontal displacements…”
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Landslide susceptibility in a mountainous geoecosystem, Tijuca Massif, Rio de Janeiro: The role of morphometric subdivision of the terrain by Coelho-Netto, Ana Luiza, Avelar, André S., Fernandes, Manoel C., Lacerda, Willy A.

“…The mountainous area of Rio de Janeiro is highly susceptible to landslides of creep, translational and debris-flow types. These process-operations are…”
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