Browsing by Author "Hueckel, T"
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A micro-scale inspired chemo-mechanical model of bonded geomaterials
(International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 2015-12-01)© 2015 Elsevier Ltd.Chemical processes influence the mechanical properties of geomaterials, resulting in either strengthening or weakening effects, the latter being particularly critical for long-term safety assessment in ... -
Efects of mineral suspension and dissolution on strength and compressibility of soft carbonate rocks
(Engineering Geology, 2015-01-04)© 2014 Elsevier B.V.Calcarenites are highly porous soft rocks formed of mainly carbonate grains bonded together by calcite bridges. The above characteristics make them prone to water-induced weathering, frequently featuring ... -
Evaporation-induced evolution of the capillary force between two grains
(Granular Matter, 2014-01-01)© 2014, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.The evolution of capillary forces during evaporation and the corresponding changes in the geometrical characteristics of liquid (water) bridges between two glass spheres with constant ... -
Laplace pressure evolution and four instabilities in evaporating two-grain liquid bridges
(Powder Technology, 2015-10-01)© 2015 Elsevier B.V.Dynamic variables characterizing evolution during evaporation of capillary bridge between two spheres are analyzed. The variables include: average Laplace pressure, pressure resulting force, surface tension ... -
Microbially induced calcite precipitation effect on soil thermal conductivity
(Geotechnique Letters, 2016-01-06)© 2016, Thomas Telford Services Ltd. All rights reserved.Efficiency of energy piles is strongly affected by soil saturation conditions: low water contents considerably decrease their performance thus limiting the possibility ... -
Silica polymer bonding of stressed silica grains: An early growth of intergranular tensile strength
(Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 2015-01-01)© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Laboratory tests on microscale are reported in which millimeter-sized amorphous silica cubes were kept highly compressed in a liquid environment of de-ionized water solutions with ...