Mechanism, influencing factors and research methods for soil desiccation cracking: a review

S Xu, H Nowamooz, J Lai, H Liu - European Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The study of soil cracking is becoming increasingly important because of rising global
temperatures and frequent natural disasters. And it poses a huge threat to the infrastructure …

Peridynamics for mechanism analysis of soil desiccation cracking: Coupled hygro-mechanical model, staggered and monolithic solution

P Liu, X Gu, Y Lu, X Xia, E Madenci, Q Zhang - Computer Methods in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil shrinkage cracking is a hygro-mechanical coupled phenomenon and it can significantly
weaken the mechanical properties of soil and cause various potential natural disasters. This …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling artificial ground freezing subjected to high velocity seepage

P Nikolaev, AP Jivkov, L Margetts, M Sedighi - International Journal of Heat …, 2024 - Elsevier
Artificial ground freezing (AGF) is a ground improvement technique for ensuring the safety of
underground construction works in water-bearing soils. High velocity water transport in …

Healing behaviour of desiccation cracks in a clayey soil subjected to different wetting rates

BG Tian, Q Cheng, CS Tang, B Shi - Engineering Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Desiccation cracks initiate and propagate during the drying process and healing occurs
during the wetting process. However, most of the previous studies only paid attention to the …

Coupled peridynamics modelling of liquefaction-induced shear strain localisation and delayed failure

W Sun, R Wang, JM Zhang - Géotechnique, 2023 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Liquefaction-induced shear strain localisation and delayed failure occur when a low-
permeability overlying soil layer impedes the dissipation of excess pore water pressure …

A coupled hydro-mechanical peridynamic model for unsaturated seepage and crack propagation in unsaturated expansive soils due to moisture change

Y Zhang, E Madenci, X Gu, Q Zhang - Acta Geotechnica, 2023 - Springer
This paper presents a coupled hydro-mechanical peridynamic (PD) model to simulate
unsaturated seepage and crack propagation due to moisture change in unsaturated …

Analysis of heat transfer and water flow with phase change in saturated porous media by bond-based peridynamics

P Nikolaev, M Sedighi, AP Jivkov, L Margetts - International Journal of Heat …, 2022 - Elsevier
A wide range of natural and industrial processes involve heat and mass transport in porous
media. In some important cases the transported substance may undergo phase change, eg …

VOCs emission from a final landfill cover system induced by ground surface air temperature and barometric pressure fluctuation

Q Wang, H Xie, Y Peng, A Mohammad, DN Singh - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emission flux and their concentration profiles were
measured at a final municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill cover in Hangzhou, China. The …

[HTML][HTML] Non-local modelling of freezing and thawing of unsaturated soils

P Nikolaev, AP Jivkov, L Margetts, M Sedighi - Advances in Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
A large part of the earth's surface is covered by seasonally or permanently frozen soils.
Considering the negative impact of climate change, future development of such regions can …

[HTML][HTML] Peridynamic analysis of thermal behaviour of PCM composites for heat storage

P Nikolaev, AP Jivkov, M Fifre, M Sedighi - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
One possibility to utilize excess energy from electricity generation or other industrial
processes is to use thermal energy storage systems based on phase change materials …