| Title | Mechanisms of desiccation cracking of soil: Validation |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | H Peron, LB Hu, L Laloui, and T Hueckel |
| Journal | Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Numerical Models in Geomechanics Numog 10 Numerical Models in Geomechanics Numog 10 |
| Start Page | 277 |
| Pagination | 277 - 282 |
| Date Published | 12/2007 |
| Abstract | Mechanisms of shrinkage and the conditions leading to cracking of drying soils are addressed. An elastic formulation of the hydro-mechanical drying problem is presented. It relies on the analogy which can be drawn between the desiccation process and thermo-elasticity. The validity of the analogy is discussed in the light of finite element simulations of air drying experiments on a rectangular soil slab resting on a substrate. Two kinds of tests are dealt with: free desiccation and substrate constrained desiccation tests, with different kinematic boundary conditions. The discussed model is able to reproduce some of the experimental observations. © 2007 Taylor & Francis Group. |
| Short Title | Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Numerical Models in Geomechanics Numog 10 Numerical Models in Geomechanics Numog 10 |