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Recent Submissions
Estimating liquefaction potential of sands using the piezovane
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1989) Scott, Clinton E., author; Charlie, Wayne A., advisor; Doehring, D. O., committee member; Siller, T. J., committee member
Laboratory test results are presented indicating feasibility of estimating liquefaction potential of saturated cohesionless soil using the piezovane, a shear vane incorporating pore pressure measurement. Utilizing a calibration chamber, piezovane shear tests are conducted on medium-fine subrounded quartz sand. Partially drained tests show small negative pore pressure peaks in dense samples and small positive peaks in relatively loose samples, indicating a reasonable trend of volumetric strain tendencies during shear. The piezovane induces positive pore pressure at denser initial states than steady states (zero contraction) determined by CU triaxial tests, but peak shear strength trends and direct shear test results indicate that observed pore pressure response adequately reflects actual contractive
and dilative tendencies during piezovane shear.
Regionalizing the food dollar: exploring distributions across sectors and places
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2025-02) Watson, Phil, author; Alward, Gregory, author; Thilmany, Dawn, author; Regional Economic Development Institute, publisher
Irrigators' perspectives on water management and adaptation in the San Luis Valley
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2024-12) Lauer, Stephen, author; Smith, Steven, author; Allen, Jonah, author; Brown, Larry, author; Regional Economic Development Institute, publisher
The economic impact of the Ute Theater in Rifle, CO
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2025-01) Shakya, Prasiddha, author; Engell, Jeff, author; Komarek, Timothy, author; Regional Economic Development Institute, publisher
In support of western regional resource and transmission planning coordination
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2021-10) Center for the New Energy Economy, author; Center for the New Energy Economy, publisher
Produced in partnership by Gridworks and CNEE, this report stems from the facilitated conversations of the WIRED Transmission Planning and Development Working Group, in which leading Western transmission operators and policymakers collaborate to develop a shared vision for coordinated regional resource and transmission planning. This report concludes that existing "bottom up" transmission planning processes will not lead to the inter-regional, cost-effective transmission we need in the West. Rather, we recommend a coordinated regional resource and transmission planning process. The report outlines steps for beginning this process.--taken from website.