|
© 2023 Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute is a research and education center at North Dakota State University.
|
MPC |
| Title: | Reliable Prediction of Shear Strength of Swelling Clays |
| Principal Investigators: | Dinesh R. Katti and Kalpana S. Katti |
| University: | North Dakota State University |
| Status: | Completed |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Grant #: | DTRT13-G-UTC38 (MAP21) |
| Project #: | MPC-506 |
| RH Display ID: | 14993 |
| Keywords: | clay soils, infrastructure, mathematical prediction, microstructure, shear strength, swelling soils |
Bridging the molecular interactions to the evolution of microstructure and bridging both molecular interactions and microstructure to the mechanics of the swelling clays will provide powerful predictive capabilities and develop a clear understanding of underlying mechanisms that lead to shear strength properties in swelling clays. Specific objectives are 1) Construction of multiscale computational simulations test-beds for swelling clays to evaluate the role of molecular interactions and microstructure to macroscale shear strength properties of swelling clays; 2) Development of experimental techniques to evaluate the swelling clay-fluid interactions and mechanical properties at various length scales: molecular scale to macroscale.
Full Description