Desiccation cracking of soils: A review of investigation approaches, underlying mechanisms, and influencing factors

CS Tang, C Zhu, Q Cheng, H Zeng, JJ Xu, BG Tian… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Biochar implications for the engineering properties of soils: A review

Y Lu, K Gu, Z Shen, CS Tang, B Shi, Q Zhou - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Use of biochar as a soil amendment for climate change mitigation and environmental
remediation has been intensively studied over the past decade, yet the growing interest in …

Effects of compaction state on desiccation cracking behaviour of a clayey soil subjected to wetting-drying cycles

BG Tian, Q Cheng, CS Tang, H Zeng, J Xu, B Shi - Engineering Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Desiccation crack is an important factor affecting engineering properties of clayey soils. In
this study, the effects of compaction state and wetting-drying cycles on desiccation cracking …

Reuse of waste tire textile fibers as soil reinforcement

M Abbaspour, E Aflaki, FM Nejad - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent decades, many geotechnical engineering researchers have used End of Life Tires
(ELT) in different shapes for the purpose of soil reinforcement. One of the sub-products that …

Sustainable reuse of Waste Tire Textile Fibers (WTTFs) as reinforcement materials for expansive soils: With a special focus on landfill liners/covers

SS Narani, M Abbaspour, SMMM Hosseini… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
As a sub-product in the treatment process of End of Life Tires (ELTs), Waste Tire Textile
Fibers (WTTFs) are hazardous waste materials that are traditionally buried or burned as …

A FDEM 3D moisture migration-fracture model for simulation of soil shrinkage and desiccation cracking

C Yan, Y Zheng, W Ke, G Wang - Computers and Geotechnics, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a three-dimensional moisture migration model, which can simulate the
moisture migration process in soil. A simple moisture transport example with analytic …

Tensile strength of clayey soil and the strain analysis based on image processing techniques

HD Li, CS Tang, Q Cheng, SJ Li, XP Gong, B Shi - Engineering Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
Tensile strength is one of the most important mechanical parameters controlling the
development of cracks in soil. However, it is frequently neglected in conventional …

Coupling effect of fiber reinforcement and MICP stabilization on the tensile behavior of calcareous sand

DL Wang, CS Tang, XH Pan, B Liu, B Shi - Engineering Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Coupling method of fiber reinforcement and microbial induced carbonate precipitation
(MICP) stabilization was adopted to improve the tensile behaviors of calcareous sand. Three …

Tensile behaviors of natural fiber and cement reinforced soil subjected to direct tensile test

KQ Tran, T Satomi, H Takahashi - Journal of Building Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
The present work was conducted to investigate the direct tensile behaviors including tensile
strength, stress-strain curve, energy absorption, and crack patterns of soil reinforced by …

Predicting uniaxial tensile strength of expansive soil with ensemble learning methods

Y Chen, Y Xu, B Jamhiri, L Wang, T Li - Computers and Geotechnics, 2022 - Elsevier
Tensile stress is a major parameter controlling the desiccation cracking, which may incur the
tensile failure of expansive soil slopes. In this study, a series of experiments was performed …