Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP170104192

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP170104192

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The mechanics of healing and self-healing in clayey soils. This project aims to develop an experimentally-validated theory of healing and self-healing in clay and determine clay-polymer mixtures that heal cracks and fissures in clay. Healing of fissures will improve strength and reduce hydraulic conductivity, which will reduce risks associated with construction on fissured clay and make clay barrier systems in dehydrating environments more reliable. The project’s observations of crack healing are expected to advance understanding of this phenomenon of soil mechanics and of geotechnical applications where cracking can occur, such as in foundation design, waste containment, slope stability and embankment dams.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 10-03-2017

End Date: 09-03-2020

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $411,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Civil Engineering | Civil Geotechnical Engineering |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Soils not elsewhere classified | Stone, Ceramics and Clay Materials

Other Keywords

Civil Engineering | Civil Geotechnical Engineering | Soils not elsewhere classified | Stone, Ceramics and Clay Materials

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