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Fractal Soil Mechanics
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Fractal Soil Mechanics, Second Edition presents a detailed approach to understanding soil behavior by applying fractal geometry to characterize soil structure and mechanics. Drawing on over 30 years of research, the author develops original fractal models that link the micro-scale complexity of soil pores and particle fragmentation to macro-scale mechanical properties. The book systematically explores fractal dimensions of soil surfaces and particles, methods for their determination, and their application in modeling unsaturated soil mechanics, effective stress principles, swelling behavior of expansive soils, and shear strength criteria. Through comprehensive theoretical development, experimental data analysis, and numerical simulations, the book offers fresh insights into soil-water interactions, scaling laws, and critical state behavior, providing a robust framework for researchers and engineers to predict soil performance with greater accuracy. The book equips researchers, postgraduate students, and practicing engineers with innovative tools and perspectives to tackle complex soil mechanics problems, bridging the gap between empirical soil mechanics and microstructural analysis.
- Introduces fractal geometry as a novel quantitative tool to characterize soil structure and particle fragmentation, bridging microstructure and macroscopic soil mechanics
- Provides comprehensive theoretical models and practical methods to determine soil-water characteristics
- Validates fractal soil mechanics concepts through extensive experimental data analysis and numerical simulations
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Geology & Earth SciencesTable of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1 Fractal model for soil structure
- CHAPTER 2 Fractal dimension of soil particle fragmentation
- CHAPTER 3 Fractal dimension of soil pores
- CHAPTER 4 Soil-water characteristics
- CHAPTER 5 Effective stress of unsaturated soil
- CHAPTER 6 Swell, compression, and shrinkage
- CHAPTER 7 Generalized effective stress of expansive soil
- CHAPTER 8 Clay erosion
- CHAPTER 9 Scaling law of soil particle fragmentation
- CHAPTER 10 Shear strength of granular materials
- CHAPTER 11 Volume change and critical state line of granular materials
- CHAPTER 12 Simulation of particle fragmentation
- Index
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