articles
Sandcastle engineering – a geotechnical engineer explains how water, air and sand create solid structures.
Scalia, J. The Conversation, August 19, 2022.
https://theconversation.com/sandcastle-engineering-a-geotechnical-engineer-explains-how-water-air-and-sand-create-solid-structures-188208.Characterizing tailings professional labor demand.
Spencer, D., Bareither, C., Scalia, J., Hatton, C., and Ward, K. Mining Engineering, 74(277), 16-25. (2022).
https://www.engr.colostate.edu/ce/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Characterizing-tailings-professional-labor-demand.pdf.We’re in this together; building capacity to manage tailings.
Henderson, M., and Scalia, J. Mining Engineering, 74(6), 65-67. (2022).
Publications - In press, in revision
Characterization and control of irrigation canal seepage losses: a field-focused review and perspective.
Lund, A., Gates, T., and Scalia, J. Submitted to Agricultural Water Management.Review of methods for quantifying polymer loading of enhanced bentonite geosynthetic clay liners.
Norris, A., Scalia, J., Shackelford, C., and Benson, C. (2023). Paper submitted to Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Geosynthetics, postponed to September 2023 Rome, Italy.
publications
Note, I’ve comingled refereed conference and journal papers.
Influence of oil and gas exploration and production waste on municipal solid waste hydraulic conductivity.
Karimi, S., Bareither, C., and Scalia, J. Waste Management. Accepted April 2023.
Your opinion matters – the collective perceptions of tailings professionals.
Spencer, L., Bareither, C., Scalia, J., Hatton, C., and Ward, K. Proceedings of Tailings & Mine Waste 2022, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.Use of climatic type settings to understand the potential for ARD from filtered tailings stacks.
Aghazamani, N., Scalia, J., and Bareither, C. Proceedings of Tailings & Mine Waste 2022, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.Application of transfer learning and convolutional neural networks for autonomous oil sheen monitoring.
Dong, J., Sitler, K., Scalia, J., Ge, Y., Bierta, P., Sihota, N., Hoelen, T., and Lowry, G. J. of Applied Science. (2022).
DOI: 10.3390/app12178865.Semipermeable membrane behavior of geosynthetic clay liners.
Shackelford, C., and Scalia, J. Proceedings of 7th European Geosynthetics Conference, September 6-9, 2020 (postponed to 2022), Warsaw, Poland.
DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/1260/1/012009.Case studies in commingling part 2: water balance observation from field-scale commingled and waste rock test piles in a sub-tropical highland climate.
Bareither, C., Scalia, J., and Aparicio, M., Proceedings of the International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Brisbane, Australia, 18-24 September 2022.Mechanisms controlling the hydraulic conductivity of anionic polymer-enhanced geosynthetic clay liners.
Norris, A., Scalia, J., and Shackelford, C. Geosynthetics International. (2022).
DOI: 10.1680/JGEIN.21.00051.Phase relations for saline slurry-deposited tailings.
Aghazamani, N., Scalia, J., and Bareither, C. Geotechnical Testing Journal, 45(3). (2022).
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ20210183.Hydraulic performance of geosynthetic clay liners comprising anionic polymer-enhanced bentonites.
Norris, A., Aghazamani, N., Scalia, J., and Shackelford, C. J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 148(6). (2022).Hydraulic conductivity testing and destructive sampling of field-scale mine waste test piles.
Gorakhki, M., Bareither, C., and Scalia, J. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. (2022).
DOI: 10.1139/cgj-2021-0346.Polymer quantification methods for geosynthetic clay liners enhanced with anionic polymers.
Norris, A., Scalia, J., and Shackelford. Geotechnical Testing Journal, 45(2). (2022). DOI: 10.1520/GTJ20210134Assessing the generation of excess pore pressure during undrained compression of unsaturated filtered tailings.
Aghazamani, N., Scalia, J., and Bareither, C. Proceedings of Tailings & Mine Waste 2021, Banff, Alberta, Canada. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.Comparison of coupled solute flux through sodium- and enhanced bentonite barriers leveraging two decades of experimental data.
Sample-Lord, K., Bohnhoff, G., Malusis, M., Scalia, J., and Shackelford, C. Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics, Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication, 9(2), 37-44. (2021)
DOI: 10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg025.Assessing the influence of chemico-osmosis on solute transport in bentonite membranes based on combined phenomenological and physical modeling.
Malusis, M., Dominijanni, A., Scalia, J., Sample-Lord, K., Bohnhoff, G., Shackelford, C., Manassero, M., and Guarena, N. Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics, Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication, 9(2), 37-44. (2021).
DOI: 10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg023.Field evaluation of a polymer sealant for canal seepage reduction.
Lund, R., Martin, C., Gates, T., Scalia, J., and Babar, M. Agricultural Water Management. 252(30). (2021).
DOI: 10.1016/J.AGWAT.2021.106898.Deck hands needed! Experience necessary – addressing the intended qualified tailings professional resource shortage.
Spencer, D., Hatton, C., Bareither, C., Ward, K., and Scalia, J. Proceedings of the Mine Waste & Tailings Conference 2021, July 1-2, 2021, Brisbane, Australia, AusIMM, Brisbane, Australia.Hydrologic and environmental behavior of GeoWaste and waste rock in field experimental piles.
Gorakhki, M., Bareither, C., Scalia, J., and Aparicio, M. Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Special Issue on Tailings. (2021).
DOI: 10.1007/S42461-021-00419-6.Hydrologic predictions of saturated and oxygen concentration in a GeoWaste test pile.
Gorakhki, M., Bareither, C., Scalia, J., and Butters, G. Proceedings of Tailings &d Mine Waste 2020, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.Hydraulic conductivity of geosynthetic clay liners to synthetic mine waste leachates. Norris, A., Aghazamani, N., Conzelmann, J., Scalia, J., and Shackelford, C. Proceedings of Tailings & Mine Waste 2020, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
Comparative assessment of expansive soil stabilization by commercially available polymers.
Taher, Z., Scalia, J., and Bareither, C. Transportation Geotechnics, 24(9). (2020).
DOI: 10.1016/J.TRGEO.2020.100387.Enhanced hydrologic simulation may not improve downscaled soil moisture patters without improved soil characterization.
Pauley, M., Niemann, J., Scalia, J., Green, T., Erskine, R., Jones, A., and Grazaitis, P. Soil Science Society of America J., 84(3). (2020).
DOI: 10.1002/SAJ2.20052.Hydraulic comparison of prescriptive and water balance covers.
Stock, C., Gorakhki, M., Bareither, C., and Scalia, J. J. of Environmental Engineering, 146(7). (2020).
DOI: 11.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001733.Hydro-mechanical behavior of municipal solid waste and high-moisture waste mixtures.
Bareither, C., Benson, C., Cook, E., and Scalia, J. Waste Management. (2020).
DOI: 10.1016/J.WASMAN.2020.02.030.Determining maximum chemico-osmotic pressure difference across clay membranes.
Fritz, C., Scalia, J., Shackelford, C., and Malusis, M. J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. (2020).
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.4943-5606.0002196.Development and assessment of a seepage-induced consolidation test apparatus.
Tian, Z., Bareither, C., and Scalia, J. Geotechnical Testing J. (2020).
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ20180375.Effect of chemico-osmosis on solute transport in clay barriers.
Malusis, M., Scalia, J., Norris, A., and Shackelford, C. Environmental Geotechnics. (2020).
DOI: 10.1680/JENGE.17.00109.In situ hydraulic conductivity testing of a GeoWaste test pile. Gorakhki, M., Bareither, C., Scalia, J., Aparacio, M., and Jacobs, M. Proceedings of Tailings & Mine Waste 2019, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Hydraulic conductivity and soil water retention of waste rock and tailings mixtures.
Gorakhki, M., Bareither, C., Scalia, J., and Jacobs, M. Proceedings of Geo-Congress 2019, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. ASCE, Reston, Virginia, USA.Alternative procedures for swell index testing of granular bentonite from GCLs.
Scalia, J., Benson, C., and Finnegan, M. Geotechnical Testing J., 42(5). (2019).
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ20180075.Shear strength of coal combustion product by vane shear.
Herweynen, W., Bareither, C., and Scalia, J. Coal Combustion and Gasification Products. (2019).
DOI: 10.4177/CCGP-D-19-00001.1.Enhanced bentonites for containment of inorganic wastes by GCLs.
Scalia, J., Bohnhoff, G., Shackelford, C., Benson, C., Sample-Lord, K., Malusis, M., and Likos, W. Geosynthetics International. (2018).
DOI: 10.1680/JGEIN.18.00024.
Selected Best Paper in Geosynthetics International for 2018.Synthetic mining solutions for laboratory testing of geosynthetic clay liners.
Ghazi Zadeh, S., Bareither, C., Scalia, J., and Shackelford, C. J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. (2018).
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001953.Compression Behavior of Filtered Tailings and Waste Rock Mixtures.
Bareither, C., Gorakhki, M., Scalia, J., and Jacobs, M. Proceedings of Tailings & Mine Waste 2018, Keystone, Colorado, USA. CSU, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.Advancing the use of geosynthetic clay liners as barriers.
Scalia, J., Bareither, C., and Shackelford, C. Geotechnical Engineering J. of the SEAGS & AGSSEA, 49(4). (2018).Fluid indicator test (FIT) for screening the hydraulic conductivity of enhanced bentonites to inorganic aqueous solutions.
Norris, A., Scalia, J., and Shackelford, C. Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics Volume 2, Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2018, Hangzhou, China.Properties of barrier components in a composite cover after 14 years of service and differential settlement.
Scalia, J., Benson, C., Albright, W., Smith, B., and Wang, X. J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 143(9). (2017).
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001744.Polymer fouling and hydraulic conductivity of mixtures of sodium bentonite and a bentonite-polymer composite.
Scalia, J., and Benson, C. H. J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 143(4). (2017).
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT .1943-5606.0001628.Salinity effects on the consolidation behavior of kaolin. Herweynen, W., Bareither, C., and Scalia, J. Proceedings of Tailings & Mine Waste 2017, Banff, Alberta, Canada. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Evaluation of mechanical and hydraulic properties of geosynthetic clay liners for mining applications.
Bareither, C., Ghazi Zadeh, S., Conzelmann, J., Scalia, J., and Shackelford, C. Proceedings of Tailings & Mine Waste 2017, Banff, Alberta, Canada. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.Quantifying the significance of chemico-osmotic counter advection on solute transport through semipermeable clay barriers.
Malusis, M., Scalia, J., Norris, A., and Shackelford, C. Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnical, Sept. 6-7, 2017. University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.Work area quantification process to guide CCR construction programs.
Evans, D., Whysner, K., Scalia, J., and Bareither, C. 2017 World of Coal Ash (WOCA) Conference in Lexington, KY, May 9-11, 2017, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.Effect of backpressure saturation on the hydraulic conductivity of GCLs.
Conzelmann, J., Scalia, J., and Shackelford, C. Proceedings of Geotechnical Frontiers 2017, Orlando, Florida, USA. GSP No 276, ASCE, Reston, Virginia, USA.Method and equipment for hydraulic conductivity measurement of geosynthetic clay liners with mine waste leachates.
Conzelmann, J., and Scalia, J. Proceedings of Tailings & Mine Waste 2016. Keystone, Colorado, USA. CSU, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.Evaluation of Na-bentonite-polyacrylate mixtures to enhance the chemical resistance of geosynthetic clay liners.
Scalia, J., and Benson, C. Proceedings of Geo-Chicago 2016: Sustainable Geoenvironmental Systems, Chicago, Illinois, USA. GSP No. 271, ASCE, Reston, Virginia, USA.Semipermeable membrane behavior in bentonite-based barriers: Past, present, and future.
Shackelford, C. and Scalia IV, J. (2016). GeoVancouver 2016, Oct. 2-5, 2016, Vancouver, Canada, Canadian Geotechnical Society, paper 4173.Long-term hydraulic Conductivity of a bentonite-polymer composite permeated with aggressive inorganic solutions.
Scalia, J., Benson, C., Bohnhoff, G., Edil, T., and Shackelford, C. J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 140(3), 04013025. (2014).Effects of age and differential settlement on composite barrier components in a landfill final cover.
Albright, W., Scalia, J., Benson, C., and Smith, B. Proceedings of Waste Management 2014, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Waste Management Symposia Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, USA.Barrier performance of bentonite-polyacrylate nanocomposite to artificial ocean water.
Scalia, J., and Benson, C. Proceedings of Geo-Congress 2014 Geo-Characterization and Modeling for Sustainability. GSP No. 234, ASCE, Reston, VA.Hydration and cation exchange during subgrade hydration and effect on hydraulic conductivity of GCLs.
Bradshaw, S., Benson, C., and Scalia, J. J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 139(4), 526-538. (2013).Novel bentonites for containment barrier applications.
Bohnhoff, G., Shackelford, C., Malusis, M., Scalia, J., Benson, C., Edil, T., Di Emidio, G., Katsumi, T., and Mazzieri, F. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 2013, Delange, P., Desrues, J., Frank, A., Puech. F., Schlosser, F., eds., Presses des Ponts, Paris; 4, 2997-3000.Bentonite-polyacrylate nanocomposites for containment of aggressive liquids.
Scalia, J., Benson, C., and Edil, T. Proceedings of the 5th International Young Geotechnical Engineers’ Conference 2013, Paris, France.Hydraulic conductivity of GCLs exhumed from landfill final covers with composite barriers.
Scalia, J. and Benson, C. J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 137(1), 1-13. (2011).GCLs containing bentonite-polymer nanocomposite.
Scalia, J., Benson, C., Edil, T., Bohnhoff, G., and Shackelford, C. GeoFrontiers 2011 Advances in Geotechnical Engineering, Dallas, Texas, USA. GSP No. 211, ASCE, Reston, Virginia, USA.Preferential flow in GCLs exhumed from final covers with composite barriers.
Scalia, J. and Benson, C. Canadian Geotechnical J., 47, 1101-1111. (2010).
DOI: 10.1139/T10-018.Effect of permeant water on the hydraulic conductivity of exhumed GCLs.
Scalia, J. and Benson, C. Geotechnical Testing J., 33(3), 1-11. (2010).Properties of geosynthetics exhumed from a final cover at a solid waste landfill.
Benson, C., Kucukkira, E., and Scalia, J. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 28, 546-556. (2010).Hydraulic conductivity of exhumed GCLs from composite barriers.
Benson, C. and Scalia, J. Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Geosynthetic Clay Liners, SKZ – ConSem GmbH, Wurzburg, Germany, 73-82. (2010).Hydraulic conductivity of an activated carbon-amended GCL.
Malusis, M., and Scalia, J. New Peaks in Geotechnics, Denver, Colorado, USA. GSP No. 163, ASCE, Reston, Virginia, USA. (2007).