Abstract: This work presents a new apparatus to study the cracking behavior and tensile-compressive forces developed in soils subjected to drying-wetting cycles. The device is fully instrumented and based on active principles that ...

Abstract: A component of geotechnical applications involving nonisothermal conditions is the determination of the thermal properties of the ground. This paper presents a new test, called the thermal cone dissipation test (TCT), which ...

Abstract: A component of geotechnical applications involving nonisothermal conditions is the determination of the thermal properties of the ground. This paper presents a new test, called the thermal cone dissipation test (TCT), which ...

Abstract: Soils deform as a function of time because of the consolidation and the creep processes. Under undrained conditions, the consolidation process is prevented and the creep deformations are isolated. A series of unconsolidated ...

Abstract: Collapsible unsaturated soils experience large volumetric compressive deformations upon wetting. Soil collapse is a geotechnical problem that occurs in different regions of the world and profoundly impacts buildings and ...

Abstract: Gas hydrate-bearing sediments (GHBS) are vastly distributed worldwide. Although dissociation of GHBS by depressurization is considered a viable method to produce gas to meet increasing energy demand, it can alter the ...