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Cyclic effects on soil-water characteristics and shrinkage behavior of intact expansive soils
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Jinjin FANG1, *, Yixin FENG2, Liping WANG1, Furong YAN1, Minxia ZHANG1
Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering | 2026, 45(2) : 626 - 638
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Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering | 2026, 45(2): 626-638
Cyclic effects on soil-water characteristics and shrinkage behavior of intact expansive soils
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Jinjin FANG1, *, Yixin FENG2, Liping WANG1, Furong YAN1, Minxia ZHANG1
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  • 1.School of Civil Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan 454000, China
  • 2.Infrastructure Department, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozhuo, Henan 454000, China
Published: 2026-02-01 doi: 10.3724/1000-6915.jrme.2025.0584
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Multiple drying-wetting, freeze-thaw, and drying-wetting-freeze-thaw cycle tests were conducted on intact expansive soil. This was followed by conventional shrinkage tests and controlled suction desorption tests on saturated samples under each cycle condition to investigate the differences in the effects of drying-wetting, freeze-thaw, and combined drying-wetting-freeze-thaw cycles on the soil-water characteristics and shrinkage behavior of expansive soil. The results indicate that the yield suction (sy) and shrinkage limit suction (sSL) divide the desorption process of saturated expansive soil into three zones: (1) when s<sy, the soil is in the elastic zone, (2) when sy≤s≤sSL, the soil is in the elastoplastic zone and (3) when s>sSL, the soil is in the shrinkage limit zone. Following drying-wetting (DW) cycles, the expansive soil exhibited the highest critical suction, water retention capacity, air entry value, yield suction, and shrinkage limit suction, with freeze-thaw (FT) cycles yielding intermediate values, while drying-wetting-freeze-thaw (DW-FT) cycles resulted in the lowest values. Under various cycling conditions, the e-Sr curves during desorption can be approximately divided into three segments: a gentle segment, a steep descending segment, and a vertical segment. The shrinkage deformation was essentially completed after the steep descending segment. The degree of saturation (or void ratio) decreased (or increased) with the number of cycles and eventually stabilized. Notably, the first cycle caused the most significant reduction (or increase), with the degree of saturation (or void ratio) stabilizing after three cycles. The dry shrinkage degree of saturated expansive soil was greatest after DW cycles, followed by DW-FT cycles, and smallest after FT cycles. A model for the Soil Shrinkage Characteristic Curve (SSCC) and Soil-Water Characteristic Curve (SWCC) of saturated expansive soil, incorporating the effects of DW, FT, and DW-FT cycles, was proposed, and the fitting results demonstrated good agreement with the experimental data.

soil mechanics  /  yield suction  /  shrinkage limit suction  /  drying-wetting-freeze-thaw cycles  /  shrinkage behavior  /  dry shrinkage
Jinjin FANG, Yixin FENG, Liping WANG, Furong YAN, Minxia ZHANG. Cyclic effects on soil-water characteristics and shrinkage behavior of intact expansive soils[J]. Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 2026 , 45 (2) : 626 -638 . DOI: 10.3724/1000-6915.jrme.2025.0584
  • Fundamental Research Funds for the Henan Provincial Universities(NSFRF230408)
  • “Double First-Class” Initiative Creation Project of the Faculty of Safety and Energy Engineering(AQ20250720)
  • Technology Research Project of Henan Province
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doi: 10.3724/1000-6915.jrme.2025.0584
  • Receive Date:2025-08-20
  • Online Date:2026-06-18
  • Published:2026-02-01
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  • Received:2025-08-20
  • Revised:2025-10-28
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Fundamental Research Funds for the Henan Provincial Universities(NSFRF230408)
“Double First-Class” Initiative Creation Project of the Faculty of Safety and Energy Engineering(AQ20250720)
Technology Research Project of Henan Province
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    1.School of Civil Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan 454000, China
    2.Infrastructure Department, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozhuo, Henan 454000, China

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* FANG Jinjin (1984–), associate professor, is engaged in unsaturated soil mechanics. E-mail:
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小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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