https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 A fractal basis for soil-water characteristics curves with hydraulic hysteresis https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:15186 Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:36:59 AEST ]]> Modelling the effect of initial density on soil-water characteristic curves https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:13409 Wed 11 Apr 2018 11:08:15 AEST ]]> Towards a dimensionless description of soil swelling behaviour https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:15189 w, was specifically derived and validated using datasets from the literature. These data were obtained from monotonic one-dimensional swelling tests until full saturation. The results suggest that dimensional analysis and the resulting dimensionless model can be used to predict soil swelling with relatively good accuracy.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:47:41 AEST ]]> Influence of soil microstructure on air permeability in compacted clay https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41671 keff due to the expansion of the clay aggregates with increasing the as-compacted degree of saturation. The increase in the as-compacted degree of saturation in loose samples (dry density ≤1·3 Mg/m3) produces an enhancement in the proportion of macro pores, thus increasing keff, as a consequence of modifications in the pore size distribution. A threshold value has been identified, above which further increase in degree of saturation causes a reduction in the proportion of macro pores, and therefore in keff. A new proposal for estimating the air permeability is proposed in this paper based on the determination of a pore size parameter obtained from MIP data. The proposed approach seems capable of describing the evolution of air permeability for the whole spectrum of compaction states, including specimens subjected to wetting and drying paths.]]> Wed 10 Aug 2022 13:37:24 AEST ]]> A microstructural perspective on soil collapse https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38362 Tue 22 Feb 2022 14:09:32 AEDT ]]> Theoretical, experimental and numerical studies on dynamic moisture migration within bulk solids https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:33443 Mon 23 Sep 2019 12:38:01 AEST ]]> Critical state behaviour of an unsaturated high-plasticity clay https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39050 Mon 02 May 2022 11:01:35 AEST ]]> Exploring one-dimensional compression of compacted clay under constant degree of saturation paths https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:24822 Fri 28 Jun 2019 18:04:10 AEST ]]> Microstructural changes of an undisturbed, reconstituted and compacted high plasticity clay subjected to wetting and drying https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:28380 Fri 28 Jun 2019 18:04:10 AEST ]]> Testing and modelling total suction effects on compressibility and creep of crushable granular material https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:47866 Fri 03 Feb 2023 14:15:05 AEDT ]]>