The soil water density is defined as the ratio of soil water mass to soil water volume. It is a
cornerstone in defining thermodynamic states of either saturated or unsaturated soils for …

The physical, chemical and engineering properties of clay, particularly for strength,
deformation and permeability, largely depend on the characteristics of bound water. The …

The soil sorptive potential (SSP) has been recently theorized as the physical source for
matric potential and local pore-water pressure. It consists of four distinct physicochemical …

In the mid‐20th century, harnessing of thermodynamics in describing water movement in
soil, viz the concept of water potential, marks the emergence of modern soil physics …

Recovery of crude oil in rock nanopores plays an important role in the petroleum industry. In
this work, we carried out molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to study the process of ionic …

Compacted bentonite has a dual-porosity structure characterized by intra-and inter-
aggregate pores. The density of the water preserved in these two types of pores differs, and …

The hydration behaviour of unsaturated expansive clays, crucial for applications such as
radioactive waste management, remains a challenging and incompletely understood …

Bentonite pellets are recognized as good buffer/backfill materials for sealing technological
voids in high-level radioactive waste (HLW) repository. Compared to that of a traditional …

This paper reports the average pore water density (ρ wp) measured on a Japanese
bentonite, which was compacted to a dry density (ρ d) range from 0· 3 to 1· 8 Mg/m3 and …

A soil water unit weight of 9.8 kN/m 3 has been universally considered to quantify soil
volumetric phase properties such as void ratio and degree of saturation, but has been found …