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 …

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

Environmental contamination of plastics is becoming an issue of concern globally. Detection
of plastics, particularly microplastics, has been increasingly reported in both marine …

Cracking is a major concern in the long-term performance of landfill clay liners. Cracking of
clay liners is affected by the roots of the vegetation planted to control erosion. While …

Rainfall-induced landslides pose a significant threat to the public safety in many parts of the
world especially in tropical or subtropical mountainous areas. The research field of …

In order to investigate the relationship between the shear strength of residual soil and the
number of repeated wet-dry cycles it underwent, the direct shear for different water content …

The soil water retention curve (SWRC) or soil–water characteristic curve (SWCC) is a
fundamental feature of unsaturated soil that simply shows the relationship between soil …

This paper presents the application of the hybrid continuum-discrete element method, ie
Universal Distinct Element Code (UDEC), to simulate soil desiccation shrinkage and …

Managed aquifer recharge is an efficient approach using surface water for groundwater
recharge. However, soil clogging in the infiltration systems represents a critical problem that …

This article presents a multi‐phase‐field poromechanics model that simulates the growth
and thaw of ice lenses and the resultant frozen heave and thaw settlement in multi …