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Emerging Technologies and Advances in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2024) | Viewed by 3414

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Tianhui Ma

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State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Interests: rock dynamics; rockburst; rock blasting
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Prof. Dr. Ke Ma

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School of Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Interests: rockbursts; microseisic monitoring

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

With continuous breakthroughs in areas such as material development, computer algorithms, and monitoring control, the field of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering, as a widely applicable discipline, has achieved significant research outcomes and practical engineering applications under the influence of interdisciplinary interactions. This Special Issue is based on traditional theories and methods, focusing on cutting-edge topics and emerging technological applications. Its aim is to introduce the recent developments and emerging technologies in the field of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering.

Therefore, in this Special Issue, we sincerely invite contributions from experts and scholars from all walks of life to showcase and share their research achievements and to collectively explore the emerging technologies and advancements in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. Whether it is the exploration of emerging technologies or breakthroughs in cutting-edge research topics, contributors have the opportunity to promote their work to peers both domestically and internationally. For readers, this Special Issue provides a channel to stay informed about the latest developments in the field of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering, thereby offering valuable references and insights for their research work or engineering practices.

Dr. Tianhui Ma
Prof. Dr. Ke Ma
Guest Editors

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  • emerging technologies
  • soil mechanics
  • geotechnical engineering

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18 pages, 5172 KiB  
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Estimating the Thermal Conductivity of Unsaturated Sand
by Xuejun Liu, Yucong Gao and Yanjun Li
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(9), 3673; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14093673 - 25 Apr 2024
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A modified parallel model for estimating the thermal conductivity of unsaturated sand was proposed in this study. The heat conduction in the solid phase of sand depends mainly on the form of contacts between solid particles, while water bridges at the particle contacts [...] Read more.
A modified parallel model for estimating the thermal conductivity of unsaturated sand was proposed in this study. The heat conduction in the solid phase of sand depends mainly on the form of contacts between solid particles, while water bridges at the particle contacts increase the contact areas and remarkably enlarge the transfer paths of heat conduction in sandy soils. However, the thermal conductivity of the solid particle itself (λs) cannot describe the influence of the form of contacts and water bridges on heat conduction through the solid phase. In this study, the equivalent thermal conductivity of the solid particle (λes) was presented which reflected the influence of the form of contacts and water bridges between particles under dry conditions or a low degree of saturation, respectively. The relationship between λes and degree of saturation was described by hyperbolic expression. The modified model was calibrated using measured values of the thermal conductivity from published datasets, including those for 41 types of sand from 15 studies. Numerical analyses of the temperature field of the energy pile were performed and validated against laboratory measurements. The results illustrated that the modified model was more applicable than the original model for predictions of sand thermal conductivity. Full article
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