Infiltration is of great concern in many fields like hydrology, agriculture as well as
geotechnical and geological engineering. This study aims to investigate water infiltration in a …

Desiccation cracking has a significant influence on the hydro-mechanical behaviour of soils.
Most previous studies focus on the desiccation cracking of slurry soil samples, whereas little …

Under extreme climate conditions, clayey soils experience not only seasonal drying and
wetting but also frequent freezing and thawing. Cracking would also occur in clayey soils …

Biochar is a promising material for soil remediation. However, the influence of biochar on
soil cracking has not been clearly understood to date. Soil cracking can significantly change …

Soil stabilization, through either physical or chemical techniques of coating-cementation
development, is a commonly adopted practice in geotechnical and transportation …

Coral clay is one of the products of sorting sediments from the reclamation of coral islands.
To reveal the crack characteristics of coral clay (C) with different layer thickness and …

Soil desiccation is a common physical phenomenon, which causes many geotechnical
problems to unsaturated clayey soils. In this paper, a proposed model was incorporated into …

Desiccation cracking results in deterioration of soil properties, accelerates infiltration of
water in soil, increases settlement and reduces the strength of soil. Soil stabilization has …

Several geotechnical structures constructed with fine soils submitted to wetting and drying
(WD) cycles face a variety of disorders. This is the case of some roads and slopes in the …

There has been a growing interest in polymer applied for soil reinforcement in recent years.
However, there little attention has been paid to the effects of polymer on soil cracking …