TY - GEN
T1 - Review of factors affecting formation of cracks in clay layers
AU - Lozada, C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Clays exhibit volumetric changes when exposed to different environmental conditions. Particularly desiccation process in clays produces vertical settlements and cracks can appear as a consequence of shrinkage. The mechanisms in which the environment, the soil properties, and the geometric configuration as a whole affect cracking characteristics are not yet understood; even if numerous experimental tests have been realized in thin layers of clay to evaluate the influence of different variables. Variables studied in abundant research include the effect of: air temperature, thickness of soil layer, bottom surface material, and tensile strength. The aim of this paper is to present a review of the experimental results made by different researchers, highlighting their main contributions, and relevant aspects for future works.
AB - Clays exhibit volumetric changes when exposed to different environmental conditions. Particularly desiccation process in clays produces vertical settlements and cracks can appear as a consequence of shrinkage. The mechanisms in which the environment, the soil properties, and the geometric configuration as a whole affect cracking characteristics are not yet understood; even if numerous experimental tests have been realized in thin layers of clay to evaluate the influence of different variables. Variables studied in abundant research include the effect of: air temperature, thickness of soil layer, bottom surface material, and tensile strength. The aim of this paper is to present a review of the experimental results made by different researchers, highlighting their main contributions, and relevant aspects for future works.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84875401567
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84875401567
SN - 9780415620956
T3 - Advances in Unsaturated Soils - Proceedings of the 1st Pan-American Conference on Unsaturated Soils, PanAmUNSAT 2013
SP - 365
EP - 370
BT - Advances in Unsaturated Soils
PB - CRC Press
T2 - 1st Pan-American Conference on Unsaturated Soils, PanAmUNSAT 2013
Y2 - 20 February 2013 through 22 February 2013
ER -