Abstract: For many applications in geotechnical engineering, an accurate assessment of soil hydraulic conductivity is important to predict settlements and pore water pressure changes. Laboratory test data can inform the permeability ...

Abstract: A pore network model (PNM) idealizes the pore space in a soil as voids (network nodes) connected by pore throats (network edges). Along each edge the fluid flow rate is linearly related to the pressure drop by a hydraulic ...

Abstract: Coarse-grained molecular dynamics (CGMD) simulations can advance the understanding of clay behavior. In CGMD simulations, the interactions between clay platelets are modeled and the data generated can be used to quantitatively ...

Abstract: Estimating the effective thermal conductivity (ETC) of granular materials is important in various engineering disciplines. The ETC of a granular material is not unique, rather it depends upon the material’s packing ...