Previous studies do not consider the coupled influence of temperature and plant roots on
soil hydrological response and slope stability. This study aims to investigate the suction …

Despite some evidence that polymer addition may enhance the resistance of clay to
desiccation cracking, the topic remains under-researched. This study evaluated the effect of …

Stability analysis of retaining structures supporting variably saturated backfills is a topic of
great significance in civil engineering. However, the backfill soil may be exposed to elevated …

Abstract Increasingly, Climate Change (CC) is yielding more adverse climatic conditions that
lead to the occurrence of natural hazards. Within these CC-related phenomena, it is possible …

Shallow foundations are commonly resting on partially saturated soil and are very likely to
be exposed to severe variations of temperature. The degree of saturation and matric suction …

Near-surface soils in geotechnical and geoenvironmental applications are often
unsaturated, and natural or imposed changes in temperature may lead to a softening effect …

Several natural and man-made phenomena (eg, droughts, wildfires, shallow geothermal
technologies) can subject unsaturated slopes to elevated temperatures. However, the …

In this paper, we consider modeling and numerical simulation of incompressible and
immiscible two‐phase flow in porous media with rock compressibility. Using the second law …

Slopes are increasingly exposed to elevated temperatures owing to extreme climates or
human activities, such as droughts, heat waves, and shallow geothermal technologies. This …

The tensile strength of unsaturated soils is a critical factor controlling the initiation and
propagation of desiccation cracks, which can threaten the structural integrity of natural and …