Douglas D. Cortes

TL;DR: A review of the current understanding of phenomena involved in gas hydrate formation and the physical properties of hydrate-bearing sediments can be found in this paper, where the magnitudes and interdependencies of these properties are critically important for predicting and quantifying macroscale responses of hydrates to changes in mechanical, thermal, or chemical boundary conditions.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors report on systematic measurements of the thermal conductivity of air dry, water and tetrohydrofuran (THF)-saturated, and THF hydrate-saturated sand and clay samples at vertical effective stress of 0.05 to 1 MPa.

TL;DR: In this paper, two natural and two manufactured sands were selected and tested at different water-cement ratios and fine aggregate tocement ratio for the same standard gradation to identify shape-related differences on the mechanical performance of mortars.

TL;DR: The 1st International Workshop on Bio-Inspired Geotechnics as mentioned in this paper was held in 2019 in Pacific Grove, California, USA, with a focus on bio-inspired geotechnical applications.

TL;DR: The geotechnical engineering curricula, from undergraduate education through continuing professional education, must address the changing needs of a profession that will increasingly be engaged in alternative/renewable energy production; energy efficiency; sustainable design, enhanced and more efficient use of natural resources, waste management, and underground utilization as mentioned in this paper.