Seasonal changes in the reservoir water level (RWL) and groundwater level can lead to
cyclic actions of wetting–drying and accelerate the weathering process of rocks within the …

Deteriorating infrastructure slopes have significant implications for infrastructure
management, as their performance and long-term behaviour can impact travel, costs, safety …

Abstract Effect of soft rock as soil amendment on soil moisture, water storage, saturated
hydraulic conductivity, soil cone penetration resistance, bulk density, water use efficiency …

The mechanical weathering of marl in the form of disintegration of intact material caused by
repeated drying and wetting, also known as “slaking”, is an important factor affecting the …

Aggregates are necessary materials for the construction industry. Owing to their favourable
properties, andesites are frequently used rock materials; hence, the investigation of their …

As a representative city located in the Loess Plateau region of China, Lanzhou is affected by
various environmental and engineering factors, such as precipitation, earthquake …

Rainfall is one of the leading causes of transportation embankment failure. Similarly, the fill
material properties and the loading conditions of the embankment serve as principals for …

Red-bed soft rock easily softens and disintegrates when it comes into contact with water,
which is the main factor restricting the application of soft rock as an engineering filler …

To study the effect of the loading rate change on the deformation and strength properties
and creep behavior of mudstone, a series of uniaxial compression tests and graded loading …

In order to study the degradation characteristics of greenschist under hydrochemical action
and its disaster-causing mechanism in slope, greenschist samples were collected on a …