Investigation of the effect of specific interfacial area on strength of unsaturated granular materials by X-ray tomography
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DOI: 10.1007/s11440-019-00765-2
Abstract: This paper studies the effect of interfacial areas (air–water interfaces and solid–water interfaces) on material strength of unsaturated granular materials. High-resolution X-ray computed tomography technique is employed to measure the interfacial areas in wet glass… read more here.
Keywords: strength; interfacial areas; strength unsaturated; interfacial area ... See more keywords
Mesoscale analysis of the suction stress characteristic curve for unsaturated granular materials
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DOI: 10.1016/j.partic.2020.09.008
Abstract: Abstract There is still no theoretical framework accounting for linkage between seepage and deformation of unsaturated granular materials. Using a mesoscale liquid bridge model, we propose the first approach for deriving the suction stress characteristic… read more here.
Keywords: unsaturated granular; characteristic curve; suction stress; granular materials ... See more keywords