Closure to "Modeling Expansive Soil Movements beneath Structures" by Mark J. Masia, Yuri Z. Totoev, and Peter W. Kleeman

Closure to "Modeling Expansive Soil Movements beneath Structures" by Mark J. Masia, Yuri Z. Totoev, and Peter W. Kleeman

The discussion correctly identifies the significant effect that shrinkage cracking can have on the magnitudes of ground movement. The model reported in the paper does not explicitly include ground cracking. However, the effect is implicitly allowed for, as follows.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering 2006-01, Vol.132 (1), p.128-128
Hauptverfasser: Masia, Mark J, Totoev, Yuri Z, Kleeman, Peter W
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The discussion correctly identifies the significant effect that shrinkage cracking can have on the magnitudes of ground movement. The model reported in the paper does not explicitly include ground cracking. However, the effect is implicitly allowed for, as follows.
ISSN:1090-0241
DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2004)130:6(572)