This study addresses the challenge of estimating the elastic properties of heterogeneous
frozen clay soils by introducing a comprehensive approach that combines analytical and …

This paper quantifies the effects of clay fraction and fabric on the permeability of soft
mudrocks with emphasis on micro-level mechanisms. Soft mudrocks are treated as a mixture …

Under drained heating, soft mudrocks can expand or contract depending on its mineralogy,
composition, structure, stress history, and the imposed temperature. Previous research on …

Thermal processes have been widely used to recover heavy oil from oil-sands reservoirs,
where the overburden shale undergoes cyclic heating and cooling processes. During …

Residual friction angles of clay soils are commonly determined by laboratory tests, which are
time-consuming and costly. It is more desirable to find practical means of estimating the …

The reduction on the soil temperature by extreme low temperature in natural or artificial
cooling methods can prompt a transformation in the existing form of water in soil and further …

Residual friction angles of soils are commonly determined by laboratory tests, which are
time-consuming and costly. It is more desirable to find practical means of estimating the …

The stress dependence anisotropic elastic properties of shale is experimentally evident. It is
well explained by the homogenization theory for a medium containing imperfect contact …

Soft mudrocks have low permeability and are mostly treated as sealing geological
formations. Clay-rich soft mudrocks are also classified as the transversely isotropic (TI) …