Abstract: The effects of sampling disturbance are investigated by performing single element triaxial tests in which specimens of normally consolidated resedimented Boston blue clay are disturbed according to the “perfect sampling ...

Abstract: There is an ongoing debate in the chemomechanics community over whether calcium leaching leads to an increase in brittleness or ductility of cementitious materials. While other research teams have addressed this question ...

Abstract: A reliable estimate of secant undrained Young’s modulus (