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H. van Hemert
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Coupled Hydro-Mechanical Analysis of the Pre-failure and the Failure Behaviour of a Dyke on Soft Subsoil
Formulation and Synthesis of Results
In an attempt to evaluate current models for the safety assessment of dykes on soft soils, STOWA, the foundation for research on regional dykes in the Netherlands, launched and supported a full scale test on a regional historical dyke, which included observation of the pre-failur
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With changing climatic conditions, droughts are expected to increase in duration and intensity. Under drying conditions, desiccation cracks can form in clay soil, which is often used as dyke cover and in some cases also for the core of the dyke. These desiccation cracks have a po
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