Experimental Study on Cracking Behavior and Mechanism in Desiccating Soils in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China

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Evolution of cracks at different times. (a) t = 0 h. (b) t = 15.3 h. (c) t = 16.3 h. (d) t = 17.8 h. (e) t = 18.8 h. (f) t = 19.5 h. (g) t = 20.5 h. (h) t = 21 h. (i) t = 21.7 h. (j) t = 22.5 h. (k) t = 23.5 h. (l) t = 24.8 h.

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