The formation and propagation of surface desiccation cracks in vegetated infrastructures
involve coupled factors including unsaturated soil mechanics, atmospheric conditions and …

Although natural fibers (NFs), among which animal fibers (AFs) are found, have been used
for millennia as reinforcement scheme of some construction materials (CMs), it is not until …

The demand for natural composite products to make various industrial and commercial
products and protect the environment is continuously increasing. In this paper, a hybrid plant …

In this study, randomly distributed fiber reinforcement on the desiccation cracking behavior
of expansive clay was investigated. Modeling considerations for the desiccation cracking …

An expansive clay is considered a geological material and classified as problematic soil
because its high free swell potential (FSP) after water absorption often damages light …

Blast furnace slag-based geopolymer mortars strengthened with human hair fibers were
synthesized in the present study. The mixture of NaOH and Na2SiO3 was used as activating …

With the increasing impact of global climate change, the frequency of extreme arid climates
worldwide is rising. These extreme arid conditions can have adverse effects on expansive …

Carbon fiber is a common waste building material, but its effect on the drying and cracking
properties of clay materials is unknown. In this paper, crack rate and fractal dimension are …

Column techniques are preferred for the deep stabilization of problematic soils. Earlier
studies revealed the significance of using chemicals (lime/cement) as column material. This …

Hydrological changes affect clays used as landfill cover, liner and embankments due to
wetting-drying (WD) cycles, adversely affecting their engineering behavior. This study …