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Zhaoxin Wang, Tiejun Wang and Yonggen Zhang
Knowledge of both state (e.g., soil moisture) and flux (e.g., actual evapotranspiration (ETa) and groundwater recharge (GR)) hydrological variables across vadose zones is critical for understanding ecohydrological and land-surface processes. In this stud...
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Kun Zhang, Pengbo Chang, Jianxi Ren, Zheng Liu and Ke Wang
The fractured rock mass in the western cold region is affected by freezing and thawing disasters and is prone to local damage and fracture along the fissures? ends. The fatigue damage induced by repeated frost heave and traffic loads seriously endangers ...
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Jiarun Tang and Dongxia Chen
Granite residual soil (GRS) exhibits favorable engineering properties in its natural state. However, a hot and rainy climate, combined with vibrations generated during mechanical construction, can cause a notable decrease in its strength. In this study, ...
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Rita Leogrande, Carolina Vitti, Mirko Castellini, Pasquale Garofalo, Ignazio Samarelli, Giovanni Lacolla, Francesco Fabiano Montesano, Matteo Spagnuolo, Marcello Mastrangelo and Anna Maria Stellacci
The residual effect of compost and biochar amendment on soil properties and durum wheat response was evaluated under field conditions in a Mediterranean environment. The treatments compared in a randomized complete block experimental design with three re...
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Xiaoqing Cao, Lu Li, Fengwei Zhang, Fangyuan Zhang, Xuefeng Song, Wuyun Zhao and Fei Dai
Livestock dung, discarded crop straws, and residual plastic film are the primary agricultural non-point sources of pollution. For livestock dung and discarded crop straw, the general treatment focuses on compost, animal fodder, industrial raw material, a...
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Dario Autovino, Vincenzo Alagna, Cristina Bondì and Massimo Iovino
Green roofs can be a valid solution for stormwater management in urban environments. The objective of this study was to develop a laboratory procedure for the hydraulic characterization of artificial substrates, used in the realization of green roofs, ba...
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Kostiantyn Medvediev, Anna Kharchenko, Anzhelika Stakhova, Yurii Yevseichyk, Vitalii Tsybulskyi and Adrián Bekö
The proposed methodology aims to determine and forecast the technical condition of bridge elements, which could serve as an advanced engineering tool for assessing reliability and durability. It is developed based on fundamental studies that synthesize t...
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Zhiyi Leng, Shengfang Zhang, Wenzhe Wang, Hongtao Gu, Jian Yin, Ziguang Wang and Yu Liu
Hydrogen permeation reduces a material?s properties and increases the risk of brittle fracture, which causes a potential safety hazard. A workpiece?s hydrogen permeation resistance could be improved by improving its surface integrity through surface proc...
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Ouahcène Nait-Rabah, Flavio Germain, Yannick Estevez, James Guiraud, Gildas Medjigbodo, Daniel Dias and Chadi Maalouf
This paper presents the first laboratory study of four materials (three lateritic soils and one sandy soil) mainly used in road construction in French Guiana. The analysis of macroscopic behaviour by physical tests, following French standards, made it po...
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Zhao Yang, Jiankun Li, Yilan Zhong and Xiaolong Qi
Although shape memory alloy/Polyvinyl alcohol (SMA/PVA) hybrid fiber reinforced cementitious composites, (SMA/PVA-ECC) exhibit excellent crack closure and deformation recovery capabilities, however, the research on their fundamental mechanical properties...
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