A systematic review of strategies for identifying and stabilizing dispersive clay soils for sustainable infrastructure

AH Vakili, M Salimi, İ Keskin… - Soil and Tillage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Dispersivity has long been a major concern in civil and geo-environmental engineering, as
well as in agricultural engineering and soil sciences. Dispersive clay soils are common, but …

Utilization of recycled concrete powder in modification of the dispersive soil: A potential way to improve the engineering properties

G Zhao, Z Zhu, G Ren, T Wu, P Ju, S Ding, M Shi… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Recycled concrete was used in dispersive soil as admixture in this paper to improve the
mechanical properties and dispersivity of dispersive soil. Recycled concrete blocks were …

Permeability and porosity of light-weight concrete with plastic waste aggregate: Experimental study and machine learning modelling

Z Chao, H Wang, S Hu, M Wang, S Xu… - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The plastic waste has huge potential being used as the aggregate of concrete but the
premise requires to have a sound understanding about the seepage mechanical properties …

Numerical modeling of chloride diffusion in cement-based materials considering calcium leaching and external sulfate attack

W Shao, Q Li, W Zhang, D Shi, H Li - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Chloride-induced corrosion of steel bars can shorten the service life of concrete structures in
marine environment. Therefore, a numerical model that can accurately characterize the …

Recycling and conservation of calcium carbide slag in dispersive soil modification: an evaluation of early age performance

G Ren, H Fan, Y Gao, H Guo, T Wu, G Zhao… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The disposal of calcium carbide slag (CCS) is still a serious problem for areas that rely on
the polyvinyl chloride industry, especially in the northern part of China. To assess the early …

[HTML][HTML] A multi-phase numerical simulation method for the changing process of expansion products on concrete under sulfate attack

T Wu, L Jin, T Fan, L Qiao, P Liu, P Zhou… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete constructions used in harsh marine environments are commonly destroyed by
sulfate ions. In this paper, by modeling aggregates as random convex polygons, to analyze …

[HTML][HTML] The Application of Machine Learning Techniques in Geotechnical Engineering: A Review and Comparison

W Shao, W Yue, Y Zhang, T Zhou, Y Zhang, Y Dang… - Mathematics, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the development of data collection and storage capabilities in recent decades,
abundant data have been accumulated in geotechnical engineering fields, providing …

[HTML][HTML] Composition prediction of pore solution in hardened concrete materials based on machine learning

Y Xu, J Li, X Yu, L Xiao, T Luo, C Wei, L Li - Developments in the Built …, 2023 - Elsevier
The pore solution composition (OH−, Na+, K+, Ca 2+ and SO 4 2-, S 2 O 3 2-, S 2-
concentrations) of hardened concrete materials, including binary systems of PC mixed with a …

[HTML][HTML] A potential way for improving the dispersivity and mechanical properties of dispersive soil using calcined coal gangue

T Li, Z Zhu, T Wu, G Ren, G Zhao - Journal of Materials Research and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper investigated the improvement behaviors on dispersivity, water stability and
mechanical properties of dispersive soil by calcined coal gangue (CCG) at 700° C, and …

Influence of ground granulated blast furnace slag on the dispersivity and mechanical property of dispersive soil

G Zhao, D Yan, G Ren, Z Zhu, T Wu, S Ding… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper focused on the influence of ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) on the
dispersivity and mechanical properties of dispersive soil. Different contents of GGBFS …