Tensile strength is one of the most important mechanical parameters controlling the
development of cracks in soil. However, it is frequently neglected in conventional …

Digital camera was used to record the dynamic process of soil desiccation cracks in real
time. With application of image processing technique, the relationship between the …

The objective of this research was to analyse the formation and propagation of cracks
related to desiccation in clay and to provide a better understanding of the behaviour of two …

Desiccation cracking in drying clays is a common problem with a severe impact on the
performance of clayey soils in various geotechnical engineering applications. This article …

The crack characterization in a pre-cracked aluminum specimen is investigated in this study
using the grid method. The images of this grid are analyzed to provide the crack tip location …

Abstract The Chinese Loess Plateau is located in northwestern China. During investigations
in loess fields, it was found that, under dry climatic conditions, cracks were prone to appear …

The inland navigation system in the US is a civil infrastructure network that relies on the
performance of a vast array of infrastructure assets scattered across the nation to function …

Durant ce travail de thèse, nous nous sommes intéressés au comportement
hydromécanique d'un éco-géo-matériau à base de terre crue. Différents aspects ont été …

Digital image correlation (DIC) is a recently developed optical technique allowing high-
definition maps of displacements and deformations of the element under view. Various fields …

The energy-based fatigue life prediction method estimates the fatigue life of a specimen,
based on the theory that the total strain energy density dissipation required to cause …