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 …

Saturation conditions play a significant role in the mechanical behavior of granular material
and the evolution of an interparticle contact system during the loading process. Using data …

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 …

Studies about the strain-softening behavior of unsaturated soils published in the literature
during the past three decades are summarized under three categories; namely:(i) …

Localised failures in the form of shear band induce localised deformation and saturation
within partially saturated soils. Inelastic responses mainly take place inside the shear band …

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 …

Constant suction triaxial tests on partially saturated soils demonstrate the dependence of the
onset and orientation of localisation bands upon different mechanical loading and saturation …

The cutterhead of an earth pressure balance (EPB) shield usually relies on a large torque
when tunneling through a water-rich and high-permeability sand layer. Sandy soils may lead …

The hysteresis observed in a water retention curve was experimentally studied through the
use of X-ray micro-computed tomography (μCT). The CT images were acquired during the …

The shear strength behavior associated with a large shear deformation of both the fine-and
coarse-grained unsaturated soils is important in interpreting and forecasting the initiation …