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Soil Shrinkage

Soil Shrinkage is a geomechanical phenomenon characterized by the reduction in volume of fine-grained soils due to the loss of moisture, distinguishing it from other forms of soil deformation by its dependence on desiccation-induced internal stress development.

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629

Authors

276

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2017–2026

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278

Influencing factors of geometrical structure of surface shrinkage cracks in clayey soils

Chao‐Sheng Tang, Bin Shi, Chun Liu et al. · Engineering Geology · 2008 · 512 citations

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Fundamentals of desiccation cracking of fine-grained soils: experimental characterisation and mechanisms identification

H. Péron, Tomasz Hueckel, Lyesse Laloui et al. · Canadian Geotechnical Journal · 2009 · 436 citations · Full text

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Experimental characterization of shrinkage and desiccation cracking in thin clay layer

Chao‐Sheng Tang, Bin Shi, Chun Liu et al. · Applied Clay Science · 2011 · 389 citations

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The volume-changes associated with variations of water content in soil

William B. Haines · The Journal of Agricultural Science · 1923 · 262 citations

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Water content - void ratio swell-shrink paths of compacted expansive soils

Snehasis Tripathy, KS Subba Rao, D. G. Fredlund · Canadian Geotechnical Journal · 2002 · 231 citations

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Authors

629

  1. RH
    Rainer Horn

    Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany

    14 publications · 740 citations

    13

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  2. VY
    V. Y. Chertkov

    Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

    10 publications · 348 citations

    10

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  3. XP
    Xinhua Peng

    University of Science and Technology of China, China

    8 publications · 506 citations

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  4. EB
    Erik Braudeau

    Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, France

    7 publications · 500 citations

    7

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  5. CT
    Chao‐Sheng Tang

    Nanjing University, China

    7 publications · 1.2K citations

    7

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Institutions

276

  1. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

    Kiel, Germany

    13 h-index

    27 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. Institute of Soil Science

    Nanjing, China

    13 h-index

    32 publications

    1.5K citations

  3. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    839 citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    11 h-index

    27 publications

    1K citations

  5. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    9 h-index

    24 publications

    2.7K citations

  6. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    8 h-index

    23 publications

    980 citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    21 publications

    538 citations

  8. Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

    Bengaluru, India

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    488 citations

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Venues

  1. Soil Science Society of America Journal

    SSSAJ · 33 publications · 2.5K citations

    27

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  2. Geoderma

    18 publications · 964 citations

    15

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  3. Soil and Tillage Research

    14 publications · 532 citations

    13

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  4. Canadian Geotechnical Journal

    14 publications · 1.2K citations

    13

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  5. European Journal of Soil Science

    12 publications · 649 citations

    12

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