Mud peeling and horizontal crack formation in drying clays
Mud peeling is a common phenomenon whereby horizontal cracks propagate parallel to the surface of a drying clay. Differential stresses then cause the layer of clay above the crack to curl up to form a mud peel. By treating the clay as a poroelastic solid, we analyze the peeling phenomenon and show t...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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