Development of Models for the Prediction of Shear Strength of Swelling Clays
Research objectives are to 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 and 2) Development of experimental techniques to evaluate the swelling clay-fluid interactions and mechanical properties at various length scales: molecular scale to macroscale.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $200000
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Contract Numbers:
69A3551747108
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Sponsor Organizations:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Managing Organizations:
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND United States 58108 -
Project Managers:
Kline, Robin
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Performing Organizations:
North Dakota State University, Fargo
College of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Fargo, ND United States 58105 -
Principal Investigators:
Katti, Dinesh
Katti, Kalpana
- Start Date: 20171120
- Expected Completion Date: 20220731
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program
- Source Data: MPC-548
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Clay; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Shear strength; Simulation; Swelling
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01653314
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Mountain-Plains Consortium
- Contract Numbers: 69A3551747108
- Files: UTC, RiP
- Created Date: Dec 8 2017 3:44PM