@inbook{190b62c6fa74499b9dd4075822c4266a,
title = "Numerical modelling of desiccation cracking of clayey soil by using cohesive fracture method",
abstract = "This paper presents a numerical study on the desiccation cracking process of clayey soils. The initiation and propagation of cracks are investigated using a finite element code including damage-elastic cohesive fracture law to describe the behaviour of cracks. The coupling between the hydraulic behaviour (moisture transfers in the soil matrix and in the cracks) and the mechanical behaviour (volume change of the soil matrix and development of cracks) is also considered in the code. The results of laboratory test performed on a clay soil, taken from the literature review, are used to evaluate the numerical modelling. The results show that the code is able to reproduce the main trends observed experimentally (i.e. the shrinkage related to drying, cracks development).",
keywords = "Cohesive fracture, Damage, Desiccation cracking, Evaporation, Unsaturated soil",
author = "Vo, \{Thi Dong\} and Amade Pouya and Sahar Hemmati and Tang, \{Anh Minh\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018.",
year = "2018",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/978-981-10-6713-6\_75",
language = "English",
series = "Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "756--764",
booktitle = "Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering",
}