Mechanisms of hydraulic fracturing in cohesive soil

Hydraulic fracturing in the soil core of earth-rockfill dams is a common problem affecting the safety of the dams. Based on fracture tests, a new criterion for hydraulic fracturing in cohesive soil was suggested. Using this criterion, the mechanisms of hydraulic fracturing in cubic soil specimens we...

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Main Authors: Jun-jie Wang, Hui-ping Zhang, Ming-jie Zhao, Xin Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-12-01
Series:Water Science and Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674237015300892