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Exploring desiccation cracks in soils using a 2D profile laser device
Abstract The study of desiccation cracks in soils has been a subject of increasing attention in recent research. This paper presents the use of a 2D profile laser that is coupled with a motion controller (that allows scanning the overall surface of a drying soil) and electronic balance (to measure the water loss). The aim is to accurately track the three most relevant variables associated with the behavior of soils during desiccation: volume change, water loss and evolving crack network’s morphology. The paper presents the methodology to obtain a digital model of the soil using the experimental setup described above. The main results of a natural soil subjected to drying are presented and discussed, including evolution of cracks aperture; evolution of cracks depth, surface contour levels (at different times); and evolution of volume change. It is shown that the proposed methodology provides very useful information for studying the behavior of soils subjected to desiccation.
Exploring desiccation cracks in soils using a 2D profile laser device
Abstract The study of desiccation cracks in soils has been a subject of increasing attention in recent research. This paper presents the use of a 2D profile laser that is coupled with a motion controller (that allows scanning the overall surface of a drying soil) and electronic balance (to measure the water loss). The aim is to accurately track the three most relevant variables associated with the behavior of soils during desiccation: volume change, water loss and evolving crack network’s morphology. The paper presents the methodology to obtain a digital model of the soil using the experimental setup described above. The main results of a natural soil subjected to drying are presented and discussed, including evolution of cracks aperture; evolution of cracks depth, surface contour levels (at different times); and evolution of volume change. It is shown that the proposed methodology provides very useful information for studying the behavior of soils subjected to desiccation.
Exploring desiccation cracks in soils using a 2D profile laser device
Sanchez, Marcelo (author) / Atique, Alvis (author) / Kim, Sewon (author) / Romero, Enrique (author) / Zielinski, Marcin (author)
Acta Geotechnica ; 8 ; 583-596
2013-10-12
14 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Drying cracks , Laser scanner , Soil desiccation , Volume shrinkage Engineering , Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics , Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials , Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences , Soil Science & Conservation , Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics , Structural Mechanics
Exploring desiccation cracks in soils using a 2D profile laser device
| Springer Verlag | 2013
Exploring desiccation cracks in soils using a 2D profile laser device
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Exploring desiccation cracks in soils using a 2D profile laser device
| British Library Online Contents | 2013
Study of Desiccation Cracks in Soils Using A 2D Laser Scanner
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