Dielectric permittivity method to monitor (liquid) water content in unsaturated soils, frozen soils, and snow [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesMonitoring (liquid) water content is key to inform early-warning systems for unsaturated, permafrost, and snow slopes. Dielectric permittivity-based sensors are widely used to monitor (liquid) water content in unsaturated soils and include the well-known
Tarantino Alessandro +3 more
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Equations for soil freezing characteristics curves based on the thermodynamics principles
Geoderma, 2023 Experimental studies related to the thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemo (THMC) behaviors of unsaturated frozen soils are cumbersome, expensive, and time consuming.
Yao Li, Sai K. Vanapalli
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Revisiting the thermodynamics of hardening plasticity for unsaturated soils [PDF]
, 2010 A thermodynamically consistent extension of the constitutive equations of saturated soils to unsaturated conditions is often worked out through the use a unique 'effective' interstitial pressure, accounting equivalently for the pressures of the ...
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Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations on Unsaturated Silty Soils
Applied Sciences, 2023 In general, the ultimate bearing capacity (UBC) of shallow foundations on unsaturated soils is characterized by the conventional shear strength (SS) parameters in which saturated theories are applied.
Mehmet Ugur Yilmazoglu, Askin Ozocak
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Bearing capacity assessment of bored piles equipped with expander body systems using the mechanics of unsaturated soils [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2021 Bearing capacity of single piles are occasionally predicted using the renowned theoretical methods (α and β methods). These methods are based on laboratory tests, which can be time-consuming, but also applicable in foundation engineering practice for ...
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Compaction behaviour of clay [PDF]
, 2008 This paper presents an experimental study of the compaction behaviour of non-active clay. One-dimensional static compaction tests were carried out at high and medium water content with matric suction monitoring using Trento high-capacity tensiometers. At
De Col, E., Tarantino, Alessandro
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Strength Theory Model of Unsaturated Soils with Suction Stress Concept
Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2013 A theoretical model is developed for describing the strength property of unsaturated soils. The model is able to predict conveniently the strength changes of unsaturated soils undergoing repeated changes of water content. Suction stress is adopted in the
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A Review on the Resilient Response of Unsaturated Subgrade Soils
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2020 Considering the great contribution of subgrade modulus to the overall performance of roads or railways, it is crucial to provide the best prediction of resilient modulus for their foundations. Incorporating the seasonal variation of moisture content, the
Xuanxuan Chu
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, 2010 The paper presents a comparison between compacted and reconstituted soils in terms of microstructure, and hydraulic and mechanical response. It is commonly assumed that reconstituted and compacted soils exhibit a fundamentally different behaviour due to different microstructures.
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Uncertainty in the determination of soil hydraulic parameters and its influence on the performance of two hydrological models of different complexity [PDF]
, 2009 Data of soil hydraulic properties forms often a limiting factor in unsaturated zone modelling, especially at the larger scales. Investigations for the hydraulic characterization of soils are time-consuming and costly, and the accuracy of the results ...
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