Experimental and analytical investigation on frost heave characteristics of an unsaturated moderately expansive clay
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DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2018.08.023
Abstract: Abstract Expansive clay, a kind of clayey soil, is widely distributed in seasonally frozen regions. Numerous studies have attempted to explain the frost heave characteristics of clayey soils, but few of them have paid attention… read more here.
Keywords: expansive clay; heave characteristics; frost heave; characteristics unsaturated ... See more keywords
Micro-scale analysis on shear characteristics of unsaturated soil by considering capillary suction and adsorption suction based on DDA
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enganabound.2021.08.008
Abstract: Abstract In this research, Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA) is extended to analyze shear characteristics of unsaturated soil by separately considering capillary suction and adsorption suction at micro-scale. First, the developed matric suction model is validated… read more here.
Keywords: suction; shear characteristics; soil; characteristics unsaturated ... See more keywords
Vibration Characteristics of Unsaturated Runways Under Moving Aircraft Loads
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DOI: 10.1142/s0219455421500656
Abstract: The dynamic vibrations of airport runways induced by moving aircraft loads are semi-analytically studied in this paper. The airport runway consists of an infinite Kirchhoff plate, an elastic base c... read more here.
Keywords: unsaturated runways; vibration characteristics; characteristics unsaturated; aircraft loads ... See more keywords