Fine-grained clayey soils are prone to substantial volume changes during desiccation in
response to the dynamics of their moisture regime, and are of critical importance in several …

Sedimentation along with consolidation processes dictate the in situ engineering and
hydraulic behavior of a particulate system such as soil. With this in view, the present …

The assumption of treating the specimen volume as constant while experimentally
determining the soil water retention curve (SWRC) of soils is valid only for nonplastic …

Impedance and vector network analyzer measurements are combined in order to measure
frequency dependent conductivity and permittivity of two different saturated clays …

Realising the importance of pore fluid salinity on the dewatering behaviour of fine-grained
porous systems, the present study systematically investigated such impacts on temporal …

Geoengineering properties of fine-grained, clay mineral rich soils such as kaolin is dictated
by a critical interplay of surface forces. As such, electrolytes present in the pore fluid phase …

Salt movement and accumulation within the subgrade, subbase or base materials of
pavement is a major concern for practitioners and researches in the area of transportation …

Located on the mouth of the Brisbane River at the Fisherman Islands, Port of Brisbane (PoB)
is one of the largest and busiest ports in Australia. In order to account for the rapid …

In this paper, we attempt to re-construct the soil shrinkage curve through electromagnetic
measurements and modelling. In order to achieve this objective, broadband dielectric …

Moisture content has a direct influence on structural performance of pavement. Every year in
Australia, heavy vehicles damage roads when the moisture content of the pavement layers …