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 …

Modeling of heterogeneous materials and media is a problem of fundamental importance to
a wide variety of phenomena with applications to many disciplines, ranging from condensed …

In this study, we focused on the correlations among the fractal dimension, compressive
strength, and permeability of concrete incorporating silica fume. The fractal dimension was …

摘要在干燥环境中, 由于蒸发失水, 膨胀土发生收缩, 表面容易产生纵横交错的裂隙网络(龟裂).
龟裂的产生会极大弱化土体的工程性质, 并导致各种工程问题. 随着极端干旱气候的频发 …

The advancements of the scientific knowledge require continuous efforts to convert these
progresses into social, economic, and political actions. Nowadays, as direct consequence of …

Laboratory tests were conducted to investigate the effect of wetting–drying (W–D) cycles on
the initiation and evolution of cracks in clay layer. Four identical slurry specimens were …

This monograph presents, for the first time, a unified and comprehensive introduction to
some of the basic transport properties of porous media, such as electrical and hydraulic …

In order to investigate the effects of temperature, thickness of soil layer, wetting and drying
cycles and soil types on geometrical structure of surface shrinkage cracks in clayey soils …

Soil desiccation cracking is a common natural phenomenon. The existence of cracks can
negatively impact both the mechanical and hydraulic properties of soil. Accurate acquisition …

We present a development of the fractal approach to modelling the soil water retention
characteristic based on a recent model of soil structure called the Pore±Solid Fractal. This …