During impact dynamics experiments, the stress waves such as incident wave, reflected
wave, and transmission wave were recorded by using a strain data-collecting subsystem …

This paper presents the application of the hybrid continuum-discrete element method, ie
Universal Distinct Element Code (UDEC), to simulate soil desiccation shrinkage and …

A formalism for double structure hydromechanical coupled modelling of aggregated
unsaturated soils has been developed. Independent coupled hydromechanical models are …

Dual-porosity structures of fine-grained soils can noticeably affect their ability to retain water.
This work jointly employs axis translation technique, filter paper method, and vapor …

Soils with a bimodal grain-size distribution (gap-graded soils) can be associated with
unimodal or bimodal soil-water characteristic curves (SWCCs). Many equations have been …

The contractive behavior and flow failure in saturated binary granular soils have been
studied by many as functions of their physical properties [gradation, mean particle size, fines …

The performance of a variety of geostructures, such as compacted clay liners, earth dams,
and pavement embankments, is compromised by soil cracking. Experiments are set up to …

Effective stress is an important strength indicator for understanding and fundamentally
predicting soil behaviour due to mechanical disturbance. This study investigated the …

Epoxy polymer concrete (EPC) exhibits outstanding properties, including high strength,
corrosion resistance, and durability. In recent years, EPC has found extensive application in …

In this study, the cyclic evolution of an effective stress parameter χ is determined for different
swelling soils. This parameter can be modelled using the macro-, meso-and microscales in …