Abstract: The water retention characteristics of geomaterials directly influence the hydrological processes for the subsurface flow regime and surface runoff. Despite its utmost importance, most of the soil–water retention models ...

Abstract: The ultimate bearing capacity of shallow foundations on unsaturated soils is investigated through the concept of suction-dependent effective stress. The first approach is a new analytical solution considering the influence ...

Abstract: Collapsible and expansive soils cover almost one-fifth of the Earth's land surface. The key feature of these categories of problematic soils is the considerable volumetric strain upon saturation under constant stress. ...