Desiccation cracks induce preferential flow in cracked soils, leading to water rapidly
infiltrating into deep soils and filling from bottom to top in the cracks, thus potentially result in …

Quantitative investigation on the preferential flow induced by desiccation cracks (PF-DC)
remains a great challenge due to the soil shrinking-swelling behavior. This work presents a …

Fractured media have been extensively studied due to their significant impact on hydraulic
properties of subsurface systems. However, accurately modeling and simulating flow and …

In the shale matrix, organic matter (kerogen) is dispersed and embedded within an inorganic
matrix, and its internal gas diffusion is a long-term process. Under the influence of the …

Climate change and unsustainable land management practices have resulted in extensive
soil degradation, including alteration of soil structure (ie, aggregate and pore size …

Gas resources play a key role in nowadays energy supply and provide 24% of the diverse
energy portfolio. Water encroachment is one of the main trapping mechanisms in gas …

Although flow in unconfined double porosity aquifers occurs in most part of the world such
as in karst and crystalline aquifers, their hydrodynamic behavior is still poorly understood …

Preferential flow induced by desiccation cracks (PF-DC) has been proven to be an important
hydrological effect that could cause various geotechnical engineering and ecological …

The infiltrability of frozen soils strongly influences snowmelt partitioning and redistribution in
cold regions. Preferential flow in frozen soil can enhance infiltration, but dynamics are …

Fractures control fluid flow, solute transport, and mechanical deformation in crystalline
media. They can be modeled numerically either explicitly or implicitly via an equivalent …