Crack Thresholds is a critical state metric in soil mechanics that denotes the minimum water content or suction level at which desiccation initiates the formation of visible cracks in cohesive soils, distinguishing it from general moisture retention properties by specifically identifying the onset of tensile failure due to drying.
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On crack closure in the near-threshold region
K. Minakawa, A. J. McEvily · Scripta Metallurgica · 1981 · 300 citations
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