Fundamentals of desiccation cracking of fine-grained soils: Experimental characterisation and mechanisms identification

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1177-1201

  Peron, H ^a   Hueckel, T ^b   Laloui, L ^a   Hu, L B ^b,c  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Air entry value; Crack initiation; Crack pattern; Desiccation; Suction

Indexed keywords

AIR DRYING; BOUNDARY CONSTRAINTS; CHARACTERISATION; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; CRACK GEOMETRIES; CRACK PATTERN; CRACK PATTERNS; DEGREE OF SATURATIONS; DESICCATION; ENERGY REDISTRIBUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FINE GRAINED SOIL; HOMOGENEOUS SOIL; MACROSCOPIC CRACKING; MOISTURE GRADIENT; SATURATED SOILS; SUCTION; TWO STAGE;

CRACK INITIATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DEFORMATION; DEWATERING; PHOTORESISTS; SHRINKAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; SUPERSATURATION; WATER CONTENT;

CRACKS;

CAVITATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DESICCATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CRACKING; SUCTION;

EID: 70350430709     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T09-054     Document Type: Article

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