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Drying-wetting impacts on granite residual soil: a multi-scale study from macroscopic to microscopic investigations
Granite residual soil (GRS) is sensitive to variations in humidity and regularly experiences wetting–drying (D-W) cycles in naturally seasonal...
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Deterioration of Mechanical Properties of Rockfill Materials Subjected to Cyclic Wetting–Drying and Wetting
The deterioration of rockfill materials caused by different factors harms the safety and workability of rockfill dams. This has been confirmed by the...
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Time-dependent swell–shrink behavior of red-bed mudstone under cyclic wetting and drying
Red-bed mudstone experiences periodic swelling and shrinkage behaviors due to alternating wetting and drying cycles, leading to a series of...
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Macro and micro connections for slip zone soils of landslide under wetting–drying cycles in the Three Gorges Reservoir area
Temporal variability in the macro-mechanics and microstructure induced by periodic water fluctuations during reservoir operation is widespread but...
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Damage mechanism evolution of red sandstone under drying–wetting cycles: experiment and discrete element modeling
Repeated rainfall usually results in the weakening of the strength characteristics of the engineered rock masses, which can induce engineering...
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Multiscale characteristics of the wetting deformation of Malan loess in the Yan’an area, China
Loess is prone to collapse upon wetting due to its open metastable structure, which poses a considerable threat to the environment, construction...
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Wetting–drying effects on the mechanical performance of xanthan gum biopolymer-stabilized soil
Xanthan gum biopolymers have gained increasing attention in geotechnical engineering due to the effectiveness and environmental-friendliness, and are...
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Influence of wetting–drying cycles on the compression behavior of a compacted loess from microstructure analysis
This study explores the compression deformation characteristics of compacted loess after different wetting–drying (WD) cycles, by tracking...
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Effects of drying-wetting cycles and free iron oxides on the mechanical behaviors of a partially decomposed granite residual soils
It is widely acknowledged that granite residual soil (GRS) is highly structured and water-sensitive due to the interparticle bonding of free iron...
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Unsaturated soil deformation theory and test verification based on the catastrophe model
Based on the catastrophe model of unsaturated soil, principle of thermodynamics, and calculation model of a two-dimensional liquid bridge, the...
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Assessments of Tensile Characteristics and Degradation Mechanism of Sandstone Subjected to Wetting–Drying Cyclic Treatment
The properties of the rock masses are often degraded due to the rainfall, water storage and release, and other wetting–drying (W–D) cyclic effects,...
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Influence of Composition on Differential Evolution of Pore–Fracture Systems and Micro-mechanical Properties of Lignite During Drying-Wetting Cycles
The cracking behavior of lignite during drying–wetting cycles impacts the efficiency of coal mining, underground coal gasification, and coalbed...
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Collapsibility deterioration mechanism and evaluation of compacted loess with sodium sulfate under drying–wetting cycles
The deterioration of loess collapsibility under drying–wetting cycles is one of the serious threats to the artificial loess slopes and foundations in...
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Nano-scale Wetting Film Impact on Multiphase Transport Properties in Porous Media
AbstractThe multiphase distribution and transport properties in porous media are strongly influenced by capillary pressure and rock–fluid...
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Quantification of pore structure evolution and its correlation with the macroscopic properties of sandstones under freeze–thaw action
Although freeze–thaw damage to rocks has been extensively studied in recent decades, the quantitative correlation between the microscopic pores and...
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Investigation on elastic–plastic deformation and mechanical failure of varied-moisture expansive soil subjected to dry–wet cycles
Understanding expansive soil behavior under variable environmental conditions is crucial for environment and engineering contexts. This study...
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Mechanical characteristics of red sandstone under cyclic wetting and drying
The bank slope of the Three Gorges Reservoir is affected by seasonal water level fluctuations, which leads to deterioration of the rock mass,...
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Multiscale Study of the Deterioration of Sandstone in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area Subjected to Cyclic Wetting–Cooling and Drying–Heating
Seasonal changes in the reservoir water level (RWL) and groundwater level can lead to cyclic actions of wetting–drying and accelerate the weathering...
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Effects of Wetting–Drying Cycles on the Breakage Characteristics of Slate Rock Grains
It has been found that the physical and mechanical properties of rockfill materials deteriorate when subjected to wetting–drying cycles. Previous...
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Progressive deformation and failure mechanism of loess fill slopes induce by rainfall: insights from flume model tests
In recent years, many hill flattening and gully filling projects are carried out in the northwest of China to create land for construction. These...
