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Experimental model of cracking induced by drying shrinkage

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Drying induced shrinkage in materials may yield the formation of surface crack patterns. We report on various experimental observations of the geometry of the crack array and the kinetics of crack formation on a model system consisting of a layer of a paste made of clay, sand, and water deposited on a rigid substrate. We investigate in detail the influence of the layer geometry (size and thickness).

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  1. Laboratoire Environnement, Géomécanique et Ouvrages, B.P. 40, 54501 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France and Universidad Nacional de Salta Buenos Aires 177, 4400 Salta, Argentina, , , , , , AR

    H. Colina

  2. Laboratoire “Surface du Verre et Interfaces” (Unité mixte de Recherche CNRS/Saint-Gobain), B.P. 135, 93303 Aubervilliers Cedex, France, , , , , , FR

    S. Roux

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Received 19 April 1999

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Colina, H., Roux, S. Experimental model of cracking induced by drying shrinkage. Eur. Phys. J. E 1, 189–194 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s101890050021

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