Abstract: Wildfires and associated wetting-induced slope stability issues (i.e., erosion, shallow landslides, and debris flows) are common problems all around the world. The water-retention mechanism of the burnt soil after a ...

Abstract: Short-ranged hydration of water on mineral surfaces and capillary condensation in larger pores influences mechanical behavior of unsaturated soil (e.g., strength, stiffness) in different ways. Transition between water ...

Abstract: Postwildfire forests are dynamic environments. Wetting-induced shallow landslides are observed at varying times after wildfires, but the reasons are not fully known. This study investigates the time-dependent changes in ...

Abstract: A complete understanding of soil–water interactions and the corresponding mechanical behavior of unsaturated soils requires differentiating adsorptive and capillary components of water retention and dominant water uptake ...