Nanoindentation tests, spanning various length scales ranging from 200 nm to 5 μm deep,
were performed on a sample of organic-rich Woodford shale in both the bedding plane …

The time-dependent stress-strain behavior of clayey soil is a great concern for predicting
long-term settlement especially for large-scale land reclamation projects. In this paper, long …

To better understand the long-term deformation of landslides with consideration of the
influence of water content variation, a series of triaxial creep tests with suction control was …

The GMZ bentonite/additive mixtures have been proposed as the buffer/backfill media for the
high-level radioactive waste geological disposal in China. In this study, two types of mixtures …

Soils are usually subjected to one-dimensional unloading due to the excavation,
groundwater recharge, and other activities. This paper investigates the deformation behavior …

The compacted clay barrier of shallow depth repositories for wastes would be subjected to
temperature variations. Consequently, the hydro-mechanical properties of compacted clays …

The clayey soil containing montmorillonite minerals exhibits both time-dependent
compression called creep and swelling behavior, which is time-dependent expansion. Both …

The secondary compression behavior of compacted GMZ01 bentonite was experimentally
investigated by conducting a series of suction-controlled high-pressure oedometer tests …

The time-dependent behavior of soft and problematic soils is a major concern as
constructional fill geomaterial. Several researchers have been utilizing different admixture to …

Up to now, most of the research on rate effects has investigated the behavior of soft soils,
much less is known for the stiff clays. In particular, the method of stepwise changing strain …