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 …

Rammed earth (RE) structures are cost-effective and eco-friendly substitutes for low-rise
buildings, but their low compressive and tensile strengths are a concern. Cement …

To characterize the role of specimen disturbance and structure in the hydromechanical
behavior of collapsible soils, two sets of wetting-induced collapse and suction-controlled …

In this paper, we propose a phase-field-based Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) model
coupled with the Discrete Element Method (DEM) for simulating unsaturated granular media …

Compression and shear behavior of a loosely compacted loess is investigated via two series
of saturated and unsaturated direct shear tests. The vapor transfer mechanism is used to …

A number of investigations have shown that the shear strength of unsaturated soils can be
defined in terms of effective stress. The difficulty in this approach lies in quantifying the …

Unsaturated soil shear strength is a crucial and useful parameter for predicting geostructure
stability, soil erosion, seasonal variation, and land management. Unsaturated shear strength …

This study proposed two pedotransfer functions (PTFs) to estimate sandy soil water retention
curves. It is based on the van Genuchten's water retention model and from a semiphysical …

In this study, a grain-scale modelling technique has been developed to generate the
capillary pressure–saturation curves for swelling granular materials. This model employs …

Shear strength of unsaturated soils is an important engineering property that is required for
addressing geotechnical problems, the prediction of which remains to be a challenging task …