Exposed geo−infrastructures filled with compacted soils experience cyclic wetting–drying effects due to environment and underground water fluctuations. Soil physical and mechanical behaviors are prone to deterioration to a great extent, e...
Soil physical properties are the main factors that influence soil fertility and directly affect the soil structure and water storage capacity. Microplastics (MPs), which have caused growing concern with respect to soil pollution, have readily been de...
The influence of water on the mechanical properties of rock is vital for determining the rock stability when subjected to changes of water conditions. In this paper, a series of uniaxial compression tests were conducted to investigate effects of cycl...
The world today is more oriented towards sustainable and environmental-friendly solutions in every field of science, technology, and engineering. Therefore, novel sustainable and eco-friendly approaches for soil improvement have also emerged. One of...
The swelling-shrinkage behavior of expansive soils under climate changes will cause the crack development, which can be destructive of expansive soil slopes. This study investigated the effect of drying/wetting cycles on the stability of an expansive...
Repeated wetting–drying cycles accelerate scouring and deteriorate soil structure by increasing pore-water pressure. This study examines the durability of sand treated with zein biopolymers subjected to wetting–drying cycles and compares...
Mine tailings have shown viability as the fine–grained layer in a capillary barrier structure for controlling acid mine drainage in a circular economy. Their saturated hydraulic conductivities (ksat) under wetting–drying cycles and freeze...
Acidic wetting–drying cycles can progressively deteriorate sandstone used in rock engineering, but the link between macroscopic mechanical degradation and three-dimensional pore-crack evolution remains unclear. The objective of this work was to...
Cement-stabilized soil is a commonly used pavement base/bottom base material. Adding a suitable curing agent to cement-stabilized soil can effectively reduce the dosage of cement, meet the strength requirements, and also greatly improve its water sta...
The degradation of concrete under wetting–drying cycles significantly compromises the safety and durability of bridge structures; however, existing constitutive models often exhibit limitations in practical engineering applicability. To improve...
To address the challenge of long-term stiffness retention of subgrades in humid–hot climates, this study evaluates expansive soil stabilized with construction and demolition waste (CDW), focusing on the resilient modulus (Mr) under coupled stre...
This study investigates the evolution characteristics of fissure networks in cohesive soils under wetting–drying cycle conditions with varying guar gum content. Four wetting–drying cycles were conducted under outdoor natural conditions, w...
To investigate a combined chemical–physical modification strategy for improving the wetting–drying resistance of coal gangue concrete (CGC), CGC was prepared by replacing 25 wt.% of natural coarse aggregate with coal gangue coarse aggrega...
Among the slope hazards caused by rainfall, not all of them occur directly during storm washout, and the wetting–drying cycles’ effect on the rainfall–evaporation process is an important cause of shallow slope instability. In this s...
To clarify the water-sensitive deterioration mechanisms of red-bed soft rocks under repeated wetting–drying cycles, mudstone samples from two representative sites in the Sichuan Basin were investigated through multiscale experiments combining m...
The durability of natural and treated clay soil stabilized with lime and alkaline activation (AA) affected by environmental factors (hot and humid) was determined in this study. Investigation and evaluation on the strength of the soil, moisture conte...
To investigate the durability of reinforced concrete (RC) beams under the combined actions of transverse cracks and corrosion, corrosion tests were conducted on a total of eight RC beams with different water–cement ratios and cracking states. T...
To promote the sustainable exploitation of open-pit coal resources, waste is used as backfill material to realize the comprehensive utilization of solid waste mine resources. We proposed a mining method that is a combination of the highwall mining an...
The cyclic wetting–drying (W–D) effect as a typical form of weathering causes the engineering properties of rock degradation. Unlike previous research on soft sedimentary rocks, this study sought to investigate the influence of W–D...
The durability of marine concrete square piles is critically governed by chloride transport at the corners of piles, regions subject to multi-directional erosion and pronounced accumulation under cyclic wetting–drying conditions. In this study,...
The combined action of chloride and carbonation generally accelerates chloride penetration in concrete. Plenty of studies have revealed a chloride maximum phenomenon in the chloride profiles of concrete under wetting and drying cycles, which affects...
Concrete structures in the saline–alkaline regions of western China frequently suffer from combined sulfate and magnesium attack. Semi-immersion and wetting–drying cycles in the water-level fluctuation zone make up a typical service scena...
Red sandstone is widely distributed in southern China. Due to the significant difference in mechanical properties before and after hydration and its poor water stability, red sandstone often triggers landslide accidents. In this paper, red sandstone...
Wet–dry cycling triggers progressive degradation of the physical and mechanical properties of silt soils, severely compromising the long-term serviceability and structural safety of silt subgrade infrastructure. This study proposes a sustainabl...
Red mud-based backfill containing circulating fluidized bed (CFB) ash and reactive MgO must maintain adequate mechanical integrity and environmental stability under moisture and alkaline exposure. This study investigated the durability of carbonation...
Expansive soil slopes are highly susceptible to rainfall-induced shallow failures due to cyclic swelling–shrinkage behavior governed by matric suction variation. This study proposes a composite frame–geosynthetic system (CFGS), comprising...
The present study examines rubber’s capacity of improving the swell–shrink potential of expansive clays. Two rubber types of fine and coarse categories with different geometrical features were considered. The test program consisted of sta...
Study on the behavior and fate of nanofertilizers in soil plays a key role in the assessment of the efficiency of their use for intended purposes. The behavior of nanoparticles (NPs) in soil depends on environmental scenarios, such as Wetting-Drying...
This study investigated the crack propagation law of expansive soil slopes under drying–wetting conditions and the influence of cracks on slopes by conducting a large-scale indoor slope test subjected to drying–wetting cycles. The change...
Understanding the crack development and rainfall infiltration in loess under wetting–drying cycles is crucial for assessing slope stability and promoting sustainable land management in ecologically vulnerable regions. This study employed a thre...
The long-term durability of adhesive anchors in aggressive environments is a critical concern for infrastructure safety, with steel corrosion being one of the most detrimental phenomena. While glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) anchors offer corro...
Coal gangue-slag geopolymer is a kind of environment-friendly material with excellent engineering performance and is formed from coal gangue and slag after excitation by an alkaline activator. In this study, three kinds of coal gangue-slag geopolymer...
Bentonite slurry (BS) and steel slag powder (SS) were co-utilized to develop bentonite-slurry/steel-slag foamed concrete (BS-SSFC). The evolution of compressive strength and the associated deterioration mechanisms were examined after repeated wetting...
Coastal saline soils are vulnerable to degradation under repeated wetting–drying (W–D) exposure, while conventional inorganic stabilizers are associated with high energy consumption and environmental burdens. To address this issue, an env...
Engineering structures, including rock slopes and embankments, are vulnerable to wetting–drying cycles caused by tidal shifts and rainfall, which exacerbate mechanical degradation in hole-fissured sandstone. This study investigated the effects...
In the long-term operation of canals in loess areas, instability and landslides frequently occur due to the effect of wetting–drying cycles, which severely restricts the long-term safe operation of engineering projects. To reveal the evolution...
Expansive clays present serious issues in a variety of engineering applications, including roadways, light buildings, and infrastructure, because of their notable volume changes with varying moisture content. Tough weather conditions can lead to dryi...
This work presents an experimental study on the physico-mechanical and microstructural characteristics of stabilised soils and the effect of wetting and drying cycles on their durability as road subgrade materials. The durability of expansive road su...
The soil-based infrastructure is the backbone of the global economy, connecting people, enhancing quality of life, and promoting health and safety. However, its vulnerabilities are becoming apparent due to climate change, mainly through frequent wett...
Wetting–air-drying cycling significantly alters the internal damage evolution and failure behavior of sandstone, and identifying reliable acoustic-emission (AE) precursors during loading is important for understanding the rupture mechanism of w...
Salt dust storms are a distinct and highly hazardous type of dust storm in arid and semi-arid regions. Salt crusts commonly develop on the surfaces of desiccated lake beds, and variations in their structure and properties directly influence dust rele...
This study aimed to explore the use of additives in soil–cement mixtures that have undergone a wetting-drying cycle. In total, two types of soil were used, granitic and lateritic, which are widely used in road base construction in the Katingan area,...
Converting waste slurry from underground construction into foamed lightweight soil (FLS) offers a route to waste valorization, but its durability under repeated moisture changes requires evaluation. This study compared FLS prepared with ordinary Port...
In this article, we provide a detailed description of a modeling technique for the capillary hysteresis in a soil-like porous material based on a Generalized Preisach Model. The identification of the reversible and irreversible Preisach distributions...
In the Southeast United States (U.S.), the climate is predicted to be warmer and have more severe drought in the summer. Decreasing rainfall in summer months should create more severe soil drying, which will eventually affect re-wetting cycles deeper...
Climate-induced wetting and drying (WD) cycles significantly affect the long-term performance of geotechnical structures. This study explores expansive Oxford clay’s mechanical and volumetric responses stabilised with ordinary Portland cement (...
Rehabilitation of corroded buried galvanized steel structures, including corrugated metal culverts (CMCs) and pipes (CMPs), requires a deep understanding of the corrosion process and the corresponding deterioration. The current paper describes an acc...
Expansive clay is one of the most widely distributed soils in the world. Due to its rich content of strongly hydrophilic minerals—such as montmorillonite—expansive clay exhibits substantial swelling and shrinkage properties, and overconso...
Two-dimensional hydrologic–hydrodynamic models based on shallow water equations require careful specification of wet–dry treatment parameters. However, wet–dry tolerance (depth thresholds) and drying algorithms are often set to defa...
The production of commercially used cement-based bricks has significant environmental implications, necessitating the development of robust, environmentally friendly alternatives. This study assesses the strength and durability of soil bricks by util...
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