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

<div>Field and in situ observations in Xi’an, Shaanxi province. (a) Cracks observed on the platform of slopes; (b) alluvial fan at the foot of subground erosion; (c) preferential path in slopes; (d) subground erosion in slopes; and (e) collapse of soils beneath the erosion point.</div>

Advances in Civil Engineering

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Figure 2: Experimental Study on Cracking Behavior and Mechanism in Desiccating Soils in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China 