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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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Insights into saline soil cracking subjected to drying-wetting cycles
Soil salinization has become a global environmental issue, and soil cracking can lead to preferential flows and destabilize the developments of...
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Impact of wetting-drying cycles and acidic conditions on the soil aggregate stability of yellow-brown soil
Soil aggregate is the basic structural unit of soil, which is the foundation for supporting ecosystem functions, while its composition and stability...
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Collapse of Calcareous Silty Clay: Implication of Calcite Content and Wetting Fluid Type
Collapse occurs in soils as a result of inter-particle bond breakage caused by wetting and/or stressing. Inter-particle bond is usually provided by...
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Asymmetric Drying and Wetting Trends in Eastern and Western China
As an important factor that directly affects agricultural production, the social economy, and policy implementation, observed changes in dry/wet...
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Effect on the thermal conductivity inhomogeneity of clay-bearing sandstone subjected to drying–wetting process
Thermal conductivity of rock is one of the important parameters to understand the heat conduction process in interior of the earth. The study of the...
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Study on SWCC and PSD evolution of compacted loess before and after drying-wetting cycles
Landslides and ground subsidence resulting from changes in soil-water characteristics during drying and wetting cycles present a severe hazard to the...
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Disintegration characteristics and mechanism of red-bed argillaceous siltstone under drying–wetting cycle
Red-bed argillaceous siltstone is a common soft rock in the drawdown area of water diversion project extending from the Yangtze to Huaihe Rivers,...
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Disintegration behavior and mechanism of carbonaceous mudstone under acidic corrosion and wetting-drying cycles
The disintegration of carbonaceous mudstone under the recurring action of acid rain increases the risk of geohazard occurrence. In this paper, a...
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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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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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Discussion of the “warming and wetting” trend and its future variation in the drylands of Northwest China under global warming
Since Shi et al. proposed that the climate in the drylands of Northwest China experienced a significant transition from a “warming and drying” trend...
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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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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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Numerical study on the effects of wetting–drying cycles on the failure characteristics of tunnels excavated in gypsiferous strata based on discrete element method
In many engineering applications, repeated wetting and drying is one of the most destructive processes which can lead to continuous damage to in situ...
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Response of Freezing/Thawing Indexes to the Wetting Trend under Warming Climate Conditions over the Qinghai -Tibetan Plateau during 1961–2010: A Numerical Simulation
Since the 1990s, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) has experienced a strikingly warming and wetter climate that alters the thermal and hydrological...
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Wetting–drying impact on geotechnical behavior of alkali-stabilized marl clay with glass powder
This paper comprehensively focuses on the wetting–drying (W–D) behavior of carbonated marl soil, treated by a geopolymer utilizing alkali-activated...
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Simulation of the purging process of liquid water in a gas diffusion layer with a wetting gradient using the lattice Boltzmann method
The gas diffusion layer (GDL) is a key component affecting water management. A multi-component multiphase lattice Boltzmann method is used to...
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CMIP6 Projections of the “Warming-Wetting” Trend in Northwest China and Related Extreme Events Based on Observational Constraints
This study presents the improved future projections of the climate “warming—wetting” trend and climate extremes with different return periods in...