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1	Recycled Glass Cullet as an Alternative Aggregate for Dredged Sediments in Coastal Replenishment: a Feasibility Study Babineaux, Claire E 15 December 2012 (has links) Removal of sediment by dredging causes excessive erosion and ecosystem disruption. The objective of this study is to consider recycled glass as a feasible, economical, and environmentally friendly alternative material for coastal replenishment. Recycled glass cullet possesses the same physical and chemical properties as natural quartz sand found on beaches. A field study conducted in Mississippi showed little variation across three depths. Analysis determined the sediment size ratio (or distribution) of beach sand and glass cullet. Results show the most common grain size of sand in Mississippi is 0.25 mm and the grain size of cullet is comparable. Analytical Spectral Data (ASD) assessed the compositional variation between the sediment and glass cullet. Comparative cost estimate shows glass cullet is indeed a feasible alternative aggregate to dredged sediment for beach replenishment and has the potential to protect shelf ecosystems from unnecessary dredging and create use for recycled glass. Keywords: glass, cullet, recycling, beaches, renourishment, analytical spectral device, feasibility analytical spectral device renourishment beaches recycling cullet glass feasibility
2	A Diffuse Spectral Reflectance Library of Clay Minerals and Clay Mixtures within the VIS/NIR Bands Vlack, Yvette A. 18 November 2008 (has links) No description available. Geology Soil Sciences DSR diffuse spectral reflectance clays clay minerals clay mixtures spectral library PCA priniciple component ananlysis stepwise linear regression SLR regression models MNK3 Millbrig iron-bearing minerals ASD Analytical Spectral Device

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Recycled Glass Cullet as an Alternative Aggregate for Dredged Sediments in Coastal Replenishment: a Feasibility Study

A Diffuse Spectral Reflectance Library of Clay Minerals and Clay Mixtures within the VIS/NIR Bands