• Secondary compression of clays as a local dehydration process 

      Navarro, Vicente; Alonso Pérez de Agreda, Eduardo (Institution of Civil Engineers (http://www.ice.org.uk/), 2001)
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      Long-term volumetric deformations of clays are interpreted in terms of water transfer from clay aggregates to the bulk water. Chemical potentials for the two states of water are first derived and then integrated into balance ...
    • The mechanical properties of a high plasticity expansive clay 

      Gaspar, Tiago A.V.; Jacobsz, SW; Heymann, G.; Toll, D. G.; Gens Solé, Antonio; Osman, A.S. (2022-06)
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      The mechanical properties of a high plasticity expansive clay from South Africa are reported. The experimental programme considered wetting after loading tests followed by one-dimensional consolidation and unloading of ...