Computed tomography (CT) in combination with advanced image processing can be used to
non-invasively and non-destructively visualize complex interiors of living and non-living …

Soil usually experiences multiple wetting and drying cycles due to changes in climate
conditions, which directly lead to changes in the soil pore structure, especially macropores …

Natural soils usually experience multiple drying and wetting cycles in geotechnical
engineering. In this paper, the influences of history of drying and wetting upon the …

During heavy rainfalls, the surface soil on a slope may be eroded and the erosion is much
dependent on the tensile strength of soil. In addition, the tensile strength of soil is also one of …

The mechanical behaviours of unsaturated soils are highly related to the water content and
pore water and air distributions. Under the context of climate change, geo-disasters related …

Microstructure and pore characteristics of soil determine its physical and mechanical
properties such as deformation, strength, and permeability. The accurate characterization of …

To help meet the need for the reuse of thermally desorbed soil from contaminated sites, this
paper presents a laboratory simulation of the thermal desorption treatment of diesel …

Gauging the mechanical effect of partial saturation in granular materials is experimentally
challenging due to the very low suctions resulting from large pores. To this end, a uniaxial …

This paper presents a set of triaxial compression tests on partially saturated dense sands to
clarify the microscopic characteristics and their link to the macroscopic responses. Constant …

Acquiring the interior pore characteristics is essential to the utilisation of glacial till which is
the material of permeability barrier to many engineering projects in cold regions. In this work …