The heavy rainfall induced by global warming has increased the risk of landslides. Eco-
friendly approaches, such as employing vegetation, prove effective in satisfying the …

During preliminary investigation phase of the national Chabahar-Zahedan railway line,
serious geotechnical problems including non-uniform settlements, tensile cracks, and local …

To investigate the influences of microstructure changes on dilatancy of unsaturated loess at
high suctions, a direct shear box device using the vapour equilibrium technique was used …

In engineering practice, land subsidence is considered a threat to the infrastructure and
lifelines massively distributed globally. In this study, a combined methodology of full …

Soil desiccation cracking as a consequence of severe environmental changes alters soil
deformation mechanisms significantly. Therefore, this study aims to explore the effect of …

The thickness of shallow landslides is generally less than 2 m, which is of the same order of
magnitude as the growth range of vegetation roots. Vegetation roots can improve the …

Solid waste is often buried in landfills isolated with a bentonite-based clay barrier to
guarantee the high quality of groundwater. As the efficiency of clay barriers is highly …

Pore pressure monitoring in soil is used to understand subsurface hydrodynamics and the
influence of infiltration and exfiltration processes influencing beach erosion and morphology …

Abstract Information on soil water potential is essential to assessing the soil moisture state,
to prevent soil compaction in weak soils, and to optimize crop management. When there is a …

Natural soils contain a certain amount of salt in the form of dissolved ions or electrically
charged atoms, originated from the long-term erosion by acidic rainwater. The dissolved salt …