Abstract: Desiccation cracking in clayey soils occurs when they lose moisture, leading to an increase in their compressibility and hydraulic conductivity and hence a significant reduction of soil strength. The prediction of desiccation ...

Abstract: The load-carrying capacity of rock-socketed piles depends on the shaft resistance at the pile-rock interface which is governed by the interactions between the pile, rock, and soft interface materials (smear or infill). ...