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Experimental study of desiccation of soil

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Péron, H; Laloui, L; Hueckel, T; Hu, L
Published in: Geotechnical Special Publication
December 21, 2006

Basic phenomena involved in crack generation during drying, and the ways to control or avoid it, are still elusive. Mechanisms of shrinkage and cracking are addressed, and especially the critical role in crack onset during drying of boundary constraints and induced tensile stresses. Two kinds of experimental tests were carried out on samples of fine-grained soil under controlled conditions: free desiccation tests and constrained desiccation tests. Measurements of strains, gravimetric water content and suction allow the drawing of some conclusions about the influence and the evolution of these tensile stresses during drying. Copyright ASCE 2006.

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Geotechnical Special Publication

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0895-0563

Publication Date

December 21, 2006

Issue

147

Start / End Page

1073 / 1084

Related Subject Headings

  • Geological & Geomatics Engineering
 

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Péron, H., Laloui, L., Hueckel, T., & Hu, L. (2006). Experimental study of desiccation of soil. Geotechnical Special Publication, (147), 1073–1084. https://doi.org/10.1061/40802(189)87
Péron, H., L. Laloui, T. Hueckel, and L. Hu. “Experimental study of desiccation of soil.” Geotechnical Special Publication, no. 147 (December 21, 2006): 1073–84. https://doi.org/10.1061/40802(189)87.
Péron H, Laloui L, Hueckel T, Hu L. Experimental study of desiccation of soil. Geotechnical Special Publication. 2006 Dec 21;(147):1073–84.
Péron, H., et al. “Experimental study of desiccation of soil.” Geotechnical Special Publication, no. 147, Dec. 2006, pp. 1073–84. Scopus, doi:10.1061/40802(189)87.
Péron H, Laloui L, Hueckel T, Hu L. Experimental study of desiccation of soil. Geotechnical Special Publication. 2006 Dec 21;(147):1073–1084.

Published In

Geotechnical Special Publication

DOI

ISSN

0895-0563

Publication Date

December 21, 2006

Issue

147

Start / End Page

1073 / 1084

Related Subject Headings

  • Geological & Geomatics Engineering