... (2008) has determined that, at a water content of 12 to 26%, kaolinite is in the pendular state. clays chemical properties discrete-element modelling numerical modelling partial saturation suction In nature, soil is affected by environmental conditions such as rainfall, drying...

.... The results of model prediction for unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of compacted bentonite are in close agreement with the experimental data over a large range of suction values. chemical properties clays microscopy permeability radioactive waste disposal water flow The interlayer water...

...° threshold, hydrophobicity will subdue (intensify). chemical properties ground improvement laboratory tests particle-scale behaviour sands Rendering soil particles hydrophobic by mixing with chemical additives is known to reduce the expansion of swelling clays (Hernandez et al...

... chemical properties environmental engineering laboratory tests liquefaction soil stabilisation Biochar is a solid carbonaceous material obtained by heating any organic biomass in the absence of oxygen or under a limited oxygen environment through a process known as pyrolysis. Biochar can...

..., distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. chalk chemical properties constitutive relations partial saturation Chalk matrix is negatively charged at natural pH values, as inferred from the negative of zeta potential (Risnes et al...

... s_mS can be calculated as 11 07 2017 08 05 2018 © 2018 Thomas Telford Ltd 2018 chemical properties clays compressibility expansive soils model tests numerical modelling Characterising the chemical composition of the aqueous solution in the soil pore space...

... among zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni) and lead (Pb), and the stability of Zn, Cu, Ni and Pb benefits from a longer curing time and the use of magnesia. © 2018 Thomas Telford Ltd 2018 chemical properties laboratory tests pollution migration/control soil stabilisation stress analysis...

... chemical properties contaminated material laboratory tests landfills settlement The MSW was collected from pits excavated at the surface of four dry-tomb landfills in the USA, namely, Los Reales landfill in Arizona (AZ), Lamb Canyon landfill in California (CA), Sauk Trail Hills landfill...

..., at the micro-scale, with the loss of edge-to-face contacts. Finally, an embryonic one-dimensional discrete-element method (DEM) model was developed to show the potential of the micromechanical conceptual model to be implemented into a DEM model. chemical properties clays discrete-element modelling fabric...

.... Potential applications of this technique to stabilisation of creeping landslides will be investigated in a companion paper. © 2016 Thomas Telford Ltd 2016 chemical properties clays The efficiency of chemical and biological soil improvement technologies for clayey soils depends greatly...

...X.W. ZHANG; L.W. KONG; J. LI The aim of the work presented in this paper is to investigate the mechanism underlying the oxidation of the Zhanjiang clay located in the Leizhou Peninsula, China. It focuses on the changes in physical–mechanical, microstructural, mineralogical and chemical properties...

... of water at 20°C). In what follows, this initial osmotic suction will be neglected because it is too small compared to the high osmotic suctions considered in this work. 30 7 2013 28 8 2014 © 2014 Thomas Telford Ltd 2014 chemical properties clays laboratory tests shear strength...

... in pH. *Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale e Meccanica, Università di Trento, Trento, Italy. 1 3 2012 15 1 2013 © 2013 Thomas Telford Ltd 2013 clays chemical properties compressibility consolidation laboratory tests shear strength Few methods...

... chemical properties clays ground improvement liquefaction shear strength tunnels Mechanised tunnelling with earth pressure balance (EPB) machines is becoming an increasingly popular excavation method in clayey soils. One main reason for this tendency is the successful development...

... and scientific rigour have had on the area of geomechanics. 5 3 2012 6 11 2012 © 2013 Thomas Telford Ltd 2013 chemical properties plasticity rocks/rock mechanics soft rocks † Duke University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Durham, NC, USA. Fig. 8. (a) Macro-REV; (b...

... and then precipitates as secondary gypsum. * Department of Geotechnical Engineering and Geosciences, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. 9 3 2012 19 10 2012 © 2013 Thomas Telford Ltd 2013 case history chemical properties finite-element modelling mineralogy...

... selected soil was used also as a rail track sub-base. * Department of Geotechnical Engineering and Geosciences, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. 5 3 2012 21 12 2012 © 2013 Thomas Telford Ltd 2013 case history chemical properties expansive soils field...

.... 2 3 2012 23 10 2012 © 2013 Thomas Telford Ltd 2013 chemical properties environmental engineering ground improvement remediation soil stabilisation The field of geotechnical engineering has advanced steadily throughout history; the durability of several ancient...

..., S_S: m²/g 725 (total) 65 (external) * Lloret et al. (2003); Musso et al. (2003); Villar et al. (2005). 29 2 2012 12 10 2012 © 2013 Thomas Telford Ltd 2013 chemical properties clays constitutive relations fabric/structure...

... transfer (Stumm & Morgan, 1996). case history chemical properties grouting soil stabilisation tunnels Occasionally, and often unexpectedly, chemicals present in the ground produce reactions that are sufficiently severe to cause structural damage, or risks to the health and safety...