Desiccation cracking of soils: A review of investigation approaches, underlying mechanisms, and influencing factors
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 …
cracking characterization methods and review the desiccation cracking behaviors of soils …
A review of the changes in the soil pore system due to soil deformation: A hydrodynamic perspective
A Alaoui, J Lipiec, HH Gerke - Soil and Tillage Research, 2011 - Elsevier
Compaction and shearing, as well as the rearrangement of soil aggregates and clods due to
shrinkage, among other processes, can strongly affect the pore geometry of agricultural …
shrinkage, among other processes, can strongly affect the pore geometry of agricultural …
An insight into the water retention properties of compacted clayey soils
Experimental data from different testing methodologies on different compacted clayey soils,
with dominant bimodal pore size distribution, are presented and analysed, to provide a …
with dominant bimodal pore size distribution, are presented and analysed, to provide a …
Collapsibility, composition, and microstructure of loess in China
Z Liu, F Liu, F Ma, M Wang, X Bai… - Canadian …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
The collapse potential, mineralogy, microstructure, and particle morphology of a loess from
the Loess Plateau, China, were characterized by double oedometer testing, X-ray diffraction …
the Loess Plateau, China, were characterized by double oedometer testing, X-ray diffraction …
Structural characterization of natural loess and remolded loess under triaxial tests
M Jiang, F Zhang, H Hu, Y Cui, J Peng - Engineering Geology, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper characterizes the microstructural evolution of saturated natural loess from a site
in Jingyang, China, during triaxial test along two stress paths. For comparison, the same soil …
in Jingyang, China, during triaxial test along two stress paths. For comparison, the same soil …
Pore structure effects on the water retention behaviour of a compacted silty sand soil subjected to drying-wetting cycles
CWW Ng, D Peprah-Manu - Engineering Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Most of the previous studies on the effects of pore structure on soil water retention behaviour
are limited to a single drying and wetting cycle. This study evaluated the effects of pore …
are limited to a single drying and wetting cycle. This study evaluated the effects of pore …
Compacted soil behaviour: initial state, structure and constitutive modelling
The paper explores the behaviour of compacted soils throughout the (dry density–water
content) compaction plane by means of a conceptual framework that incorporates …
content) compaction plane by means of a conceptual framework that incorporates …
A microstructural insight into compacted clayey soils and their hydraulic properties
E Romero - Engineering Geology, 2013 - Elsevier
A review of the literature is initially presented to bring into light the important microstructural
effects on the hydraulic properties of different compacted clayey soils. Experimental data …
effects on the hydraulic properties of different compacted clayey soils. Experimental data …
Microstructural evolution of expansive clay during drying–wetting cycle
This paper presents a comprehensive investigation on the microstructural evolutions of
expansive clay during a drying–wetting cycle, including pore size distribution (PSD) via …
expansive clay during a drying–wetting cycle, including pore size distribution (PSD) via …
A water retention curve and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity model for deformable soils: consideration of the change in pore-size distribution
This paper presents a hysteretic water retention curve (WRC) and unsaturated hydraulic
conductivity model for deformable soils based on the change in pore-size distribution (PSD) …
conductivity model for deformable soils based on the change in pore-size distribution (PSD) …