Browsing by Subject "Unsaturated Soil"

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    • Effect of Desiccation Cracks on Earth Embankments 
      Khandelwal, Siddharth (2012-07-11)
      Levees are earth structures used for flood protection. Due to their easy availability and low permeability, clays are the most common material used for the construction of levees. Clays are susceptible to desiccation cracks ...
    • Unsaturated soil behavior under monotonic and cyclic stress states 
      Mun, Byoung-Jae (Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)
      The objectives of this dissertation are to measure and calculate surface free energies of soil particles, to understand the mechanical behavior of unsaturated silty sand through first studying the stress-strain relationship, ...