The purpose of this paper is to review the development and the state of the art in desiccation
cracking characterization methods and review the desiccation cracking behaviors of soils …

Purpose Soil cracking is a common natural phenomenon. The existence of soil cracks has
significant effects on the engineering properties of clayey soil, and can cause significant …

Environmental contamination of plastics is becoming an issue of concern globally. Detection
of plastics, particularly microplastics, has been increasingly reported in both marine …

Infiltration is of great concern in many fields like hydrology, agriculture as well as
geotechnical and geological engineering. This study aims to investigate water infiltration in a …

Desiccation cracking has a significant influence on the hydro-mechanical behaviour of soils.
Most previous studies focus on the desiccation cracking of slurry soil samples, whereas little …

Contraction of soil during desiccation gives rise to polygon-patterned cracking. This
phenomenon was investigated by continuous full-strain measurements on soil sample …

Drought‐induced cracking of soils is of great concern with the advent of global climate
change. The cracking process accelerates the evaporation rate of pore water, lowers the …

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

The shrinkage potential of clayey soils dominates their volumetric deformation and
microscopic cracking behavior during desiccation processes and has profound practical …

Biochar is a promising material for soil remediation. However, the influence of biochar on
soil cracking has not been clearly understood to date. Soil cracking can significantly change …