Advances in Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Characterization and Modelling of Unsaturated Soils
A special issue of Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263). This special issue belongs to the section "Geomechanics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024) | Viewed by 12603
Special Issue Editors
Interests: characterization and modelling of unsaturated soils
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the last few decades, significant progress has been made in characterizing and modeling the thermo–hydro-mechanical behavior of unsaturated soils, including the decisive refinements of experimental techniques and the recent developments of reasonably robust constitutive and computational models under both static and dynamic loading conditions. The main intent of the present Special Issue of Geosciences is to assemble the most significant advances that have recently been made in the thermo-hydro-mechanical characterization and modeling of unsaturated soils. The invited contributions to be included in this Special Issue will be subject to a rigorous review process and are expected to be primarily focused on recent advances in the thermo-hydro-mechanical testing of unsaturated soils, including equipment, protocols, and data interpretation, as well as postulation of refined computational modeling frameworks based on thorough experimental evidence. The issue is hence expected to function as a high-value reference resource for scholars and practitioners alike.
Prof. Dr. Laureano R. Hoyos
Prof. Dr. Dunja Perić
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- unsaturated soils
- suction-controlled testing
- thermo-controlled testing
- thermo-hydro-mechanical characterization
- thermo-hydro-mechanical modelling
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