Numerous studies have investigated the coupled multi-field processes in frozen soils,
focusing on the variation in frozen soils and addressing the influences of climate change …

The probabilistic bearing capacity of the strip footing placed near a two-layered cohesive
soil slope is evaluated using random adaptive finite element limit analysis with anisotropic …

Many machine learning algorithms have been applied to determine soil properties in recent
years. However, the prediction performances of thermal conductivity of soils via machine …

Artificial ground freezing (AGF) has been extensively applied in underground engineering
construction as a popular ground-support technique. In recent decades, a series of …

Microstructure reconstruction of porous media is vital for the evaluation of material
properties, which has been applied in many fields. Various approaches have been …

In recent decades, the constitutive modelling for frozen soils has attracted remarkable
attention from scholars and engineers due to the continuously growing constructions in cold …

Thermal conductivity is a significant soil property that affects subsurface temperature
distribution and plays an essential role in geotechnical engineering. Accurate evaluation of …

Unsaturated soils are three-phase porous materials that consist of the solid phase, the liquid
phase and the gas phase. While accurate predictions to the thermal conductivity of …

Artificial ground freezing (AGF) has been widely used as a temporary soil stabilization and
waterproofing technique in geotechnical practices (eg, tunnel construction). Many sources of …

Soil thermal diffusivity (k) is an important thermal property that significantly affects ground
energy storage and heat transfer. Direct measurements of soil thermal diffusivity are …