Biochar implications for the engineering properties of soils: A review

Y Lu, K Gu, Z Shen, CS Tang, B Shi, Q Zhou - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Use of biochar as a soil amendment for climate change mitigation and environmental
remediation has been intensively studied over the past decade, yet the growing interest in …

Effects of vegetation roots on the structure and hydraulic properties of soils: A perspective review

T Xiao, P Li, W Fei, J Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper aims to provide a state-of-the-art review on the effects of vegetation roots on the
soil structure and soil hydraulic properties. After a thorough review of current studies, the …

[PDF][PDF] 化学溶液作用下基于压实膨润土孔隙结构演化的土水特征模型研究

贺勇, 卢普怀, 滕继东, 叶为民 - 工程地质学报, 2022 - dsjyj.com.cn
摘要在高放废弃物深地质处置库复杂的地下水环境影响下, 缓冲/回填材料微观孔隙结构的改变
通常会大大影响其水力性质. 为探究这种影响, 众多学者从不同理论出发, 建立了相应的土水特征 …

Estimation of permeability function from the soil–water characteristic curve

Q Zhai, H Rahardjo - Engineering Geology, 2015 - Elsevier
Because direct measurement is time-consuming and costly, the permeability function of
unsaturated soil is commonly determined by estimation using the soil–water characteristic …

Constitutive modelling of state-dependent behaviour of unsaturated soils: an overview

CWW Ng, C Zhou, CF Chiu - Acta Geotechnica, 2020 - Springer
An unsaturated soil is a three-phase material that is ubiquitous on the earth's surface. The
fully saturated and completely dry states are just two limiting conditions of an unsaturated …

[HTML][HTML] Transient two-phase flow in porous media: a literature review and engineering application in geotechnics

G Yan, Z Li, SA Galindo Torres, A Scheuermann, L Li - Geotechnics, 2022 - mdpi.com
This work reviews the transient two-phase flow in porous media with engineering
applications in Geotechnics. It initially overviews constitutive relationships, conventional …

Investigating scale effects in soil water retention curve via spatial time domain reflectometry

G Yan, T Bore, S Schlaeger, A Scheuermann, L Li - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
The soil water retention curve (SWRC) is usually measured by the axis translation technique
(ATT), assuming a specimen thickness of a few centimetres. Usually, this assumption is …

Models for predicting the soil-water characteristic curves for coarse and fine-grained soils

LI Yao, SK Vanapalli - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
The focus of this paper is directed towards developing models for predicting the soil–water
characteristic curves (SWCCs) for coarse-and fine-grained soils taking account influence of …

[HTML][HTML] Forecasting the long-term deterioration of a cut slope in high-plasticity clay using a numerical model

H Postill, PR Helm, N Dixon, S Glendinning… - Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper details development of a numerical modelling approach that has been employed
to forecast the long-term performance of a cut slope formed in high plasticity clay. It links …

Accounting for evolving pore size distribution in water retention models for compacted clays

G Della Vecchia, AC Dieudonné… - … for Numerical and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Water retention in compacted clays is dominated by multi‐modal pore size distribution which
evolves during hydro‐mechanical paths depending on water content and stress history. A …