A comprehensive series of three-dimensional x-ray computed tomography (XCT) imaging
experiments was conducted to quantitatively assess the multiphase particle-and pore-scale …

In the present paper, we investigate connectedness within cryptocurrency markets as well as
across the Bitcoin index (hereafter, BPI) and widely traded asset classes such as traditional …

This paper elucidates some of the controlling factors governing soil desiccation. The
desiccation tests were conducted on three materials–clay, potato starch and milled quartz …

Compacted expansive soils undergo large volumetric changes during wet–dry cycles owing
to the seasonal moisture fluctuations, and during drying the shrinkage is accompanied with …

Tensile fracture in mode I occurs in many geotechnical applications such as in slope
stability, desiccation cracking, borehole pressuremeter testing, etc. The cohesive crack …

The presence of desiccation cracks in soils can significantly alter their mechanical and
hydrological properties. In many circumstances, desiccation cracking in soils can cause …

Desiccation cracking can pose severe detrimental effects on the performance of clayey soils
or generally of geomaterials in various engineering applications. Some examples of such …

Desiccation cracking significantly affects the unsaturated permeability (Kunsat), which
governs the water diffusion in the soil in several engineering applications, such as slope …

Fracture behaviour of clay soils is an important area in soil mechanics that needs further
development. Currently, there is no test method to determine fracture properties of clay soils …

The thesis focuses on the development of shrinkage cracking in clay soils upon drying and
the determination of fracture properties of clay soils as applicable to analysis of desiccation …