Soft matter in hard confinement: phase transition thermodynamics, structure, texture, diffusion and flow in nanoporous media
P Huber - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Spatial confinement in nanoporous media affects the structure, thermodynamics and mobility
of molecular soft matter often markedly. This article reviews thermodynamic equilibrium …
of molecular soft matter often markedly. This article reviews thermodynamic equilibrium …
Soil wettability in ground engineering: fundamentals, methods, and applications
Wettability is a fundamental property controlling the extent of wetting in flat and granular
solids. In natural soils, wettability affects a wide variety of processes including infiltration …
solids. In natural soils, wettability affects a wide variety of processes including infiltration …
Closed-form equation for thermal conductivity of unsaturated soils at room temperature
Thermal conductivity is a fundamental physical property governing heat transfer in soil. It
depends on soil types, pore structure, temperature, and moisture content, and can vary over …
depends on soil types, pore structure, temperature, and moisture content, and can vary over …
Pore-scale model for water retention and fluid partitioning of partially saturated granular soil
WJ Likos, R Jaafar - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental …, 2013 - ascelibrary.org
A model for the water retention behavior of unsaturated granular soil is developed by
extending the classic bundled cylindrical capillary representation of pore space to a …
extending the classic bundled cylindrical capillary representation of pore space to a …
Determination of a pedotransfer function for specific air–water interfacial area in sandy soils: A pore network‐informed multigene genetic programming approach
R Mirghafari, E Nikooee, A Raoof… - Vadose Zone …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding specific air–water interfacial area (SAWIA) is essential for characterizing and
modeling various phenomena in vadose zone hydrology, such as virus and colloid transport …
modeling various phenomena in vadose zone hydrology, such as virus and colloid transport …
Fundamental challenges in unsaturated soil mechanics
Fundamental challenges in unsaturated soil mechanics have been identified in four major
areas: quantifying internal stress state, developing a new paradigm for soil classification …
areas: quantifying internal stress state, developing a new paradigm for soil classification …
Water distribution variation in partially saturated granular materials using neutron imaging
The use of neutron imaging is demonstrated for visualizing and quantifying water distribution
in partially saturated granular porous media. Because of the unique difference in the total …
in partially saturated granular porous media. Because of the unique difference in the total …
[HTML][HTML] A model for the formation and evolution of structure of initial loess deposits
W Zhang, Y Li, R Wang, MA Beroya-Eitner - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
The wetting and drying process is one of the commonest natural conditions the loess deposit
encounter in its life span, and drives the formation and evolution of loess structure …
encounter in its life span, and drives the formation and evolution of loess structure …
Effective stress in unsaturated soil: accounting for surface tension and interfacial area
WJ Likos - Vadose Zone Journal, 2014 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A pore-scale model for water retention and the specific air–water interfacial area is
developed to quantitatively assess the contribution of interfacial forces to effective stress in …
developed to quantitatively assess the contribution of interfacial forces to effective stress in …
A 3D grain‐based reconstruction method from a 2D surface image for the Distinct Lattice Spring Model
XD Wei, ZQ Deng, Q Li, Y Huang… - International Journal for …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, a surface image‐based 3D grain‐based model (GBM) reconstruction method
based on the digital image processing (DIP) technique, periodic random packing and the …
based on the digital image processing (DIP) technique, periodic random packing and the …