The purpose of this paper is to review the development and the state of the art in desiccation
cracking characterization methods and review the desiccation cracking behaviors of soils …

Electrical resistivity of the soil can be considered as a proxy for the spatial and temporal
variability of many other soil physical properties (ie structure, water content, or fluid …

The formation and propagation of surface desiccation cracks in vegetated infrastructures
involve coupled factors including unsaturated soil mechanics, atmospheric conditions and …

We propose a small set of fundamental geometric measures which provide a quantitative
description of crack patterns at the soil surface including their dynamics. These measures …

Desiccation cracking process negatively impacts both mechanical and hydraulic properties
of clayey soils. Traditional methods applied for the characterization of soil cracking …

Desiccation cracking in drying soil is a common natural phenomenon, and it significantly
impacts the soil's mechanical and hydraulic behavior. In this study, experimental desiccation …

Traditional methods for studying tree roots are destructive and labor intensive, but available
nondestructive techniques are applicable only to small scale studies or are strongly limited …

Saving water for crop production is an old, but ongoing, challenge which requires a better
understanding of the in situ functioning of root systems. In particular, this requires a better …

In this study, we assess the possibility of using ground penetrating radar (GPR) and
electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) as indirect non-destructive techniques for root …

Our research was aimed at analysing the possibilities of using a geophysical method, the
electrical resistivity method, to describe the structure of a cultivated loamy soil. Soil electrical …