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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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The swelling behaviour of natural expansive stiff clay under different constraint conditions during cyclic wetting and drying
In this study, the intact Nanning stiff clay were subjected to cyclic wetting–drying under different axial constrain conditions. Experimental results...
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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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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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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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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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Impact of cyclic wetting and drying on slate properties in the Miaowei Reservoir area, southwest China
Fluctuating reservoir levels and rainfall behind dams generally cause more severe weathering of the rock forming reservoir bank slopes. Physical...
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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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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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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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Slaking behavior of tuffs under cyclic wetting-drying conditions in aqueous solutions of different pH values
Disintegration of rock caused by wetting-drying cycles seriously threatens the long-term stability of rock mass. To investigate the slaking behavior...
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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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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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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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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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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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Mechanical Properties and Deterioration Mechanism of Remolded Carbonaceous Mudstone Exposed to Wetting–Drying Cycles
Carbonaceous mudstone suffers intrusion of wetting–drying cycles in the period of seasonal rainfall, leading to a serious threat to the stability of...
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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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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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Evolution of mechanical behaviours of an expansive soil during drying-wetting, freeze–thaw, and drying-wetting-freeze–thaw cycles
This paper investigates the volumetric, microstructural, and shear behaviours of an expansive soil during multiple drying-wetting (DW), freeze–thaw...
