[HTML][HTML] A review on 3D printing with clay and sawdust/natural fibers: Printability, rheology, properties, and applications

B Gyawali, R Haghnazar, P Akula, K Alba, V Nasir - Results in Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
This review discusses the opportunities and challenges of 3D printing using clay and natural
fibers with a focus on wood sawdust in direct ink writing (DIW) method. Using earthen and …

Post‐wildfire stability of unsaturated hillslopes against rainfall‐triggered landslides

M Abdollahi, F Vahedifard, FT Tracy - Earth's Future, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfire records demonstrate worsening patterns coupled with the spread to higher altitudes
in several regions, raising the risk of post‐wildfire ground failures. This study investigates the …

On the AVISA model for clay–Recommendations for calibration and verification based on the back analysis of a piled raft

M Tafili, A Ganal, T Wichtmann, O Reul - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper provides a manual for the thorough calibration of material parameters of the
anisotropic visco ISA (AVISA) model and discusses some of the pitfalls that can arise when …

Mechanical and thermal properties of mud dauber nests under atmospheric drying

JS Park, H Lin, H Alqrinawi - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Mud dauber wasps construct soil nests to protect their offspring from predators, extreme
temperatures, and rainwater. The mechanical and thermal properties of these nests are …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical properties of white clay used as wall painting substrate material: measurement of strength and modulus of elasticity of simulated substrate …

K Ishikawa, D Ogura, C Iba… - Heritage …, 2023 - heritagesciencejournal …
Preserving cultural artifacts while minimizing the energy consumption and costs associated
with environmental control is crucial. This often requires predicting artifacts degradation …

Two‐Dimensional Analytical Solution for Transient Flow in Unsaturated Soils Considering Hydromechanical Coupling

FT Tracy, F Vahedifard - Water Resources Research, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a two‐dimensional solution for unsaturated transient seepage flow in a
trapezoidal region using analytical solutions for flow in a series of rectangular regions. The …

Simulation of dynamic rearrangement events in wall-flow filters applying lattice Boltzmann methods

N Hafen, JE Marquardt, A Dittler, MJ Krause - Fluids, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wall-flow filters are applied in the exhaust treatment of internal combustion engines for the
removal of particulate matter (PM). Over time, the pressure drop inside those filters increases …

An effective stress-based DSC model for predicting the coefficient of lateral soil pressure in unsaturated soils

A Akbari Garakani, A Pirjalili, CS Desai - Acta Geotechnica, 2021 - Springer
In this study, an analytical model is developed to establish a framework for predicting the
coefficient of lateral soil pressure in unsaturated soils. To this end, the disturbed state …

Experimental Assessment of Compressive and Shear Behavior of Adobe Masonry

MM Rafi, S Khan, MA Bhutto - Journal of Materials in Civil …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents the results of experimental testing of adobe masonry assemblages to
study their compressive and shear behaviors. These behaviors were studied using masonry …

Statistical distributions of wave velocities and elastic moduli in near-surface unsaturated soils

ODS Taylor, M Abdollahi, F Vahedifard - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2022 - Elsevier
The shear wave velocity (vs) and the compressional wave velocity (vp) are extensively used
to understand the near-surface geologic structure, derive small-strain elastic moduli of soils …