Research project: Capillary collapse in unsaturated soils (KAKO) Sponsor: German Research Community (DFG, GR 1024/58-1) Duration: 01.10.2023-30.09.2026 (36 months)
Methodology: Laboratory tests, Computer Tomography (CT) and CT in situ testing
Educational activities
Exercise lecture “Specialized foundation engineering” in winter term 2024/2025
Publications
Pérez-Jaimes, L., Milatz, M., & Grabe, J. (2025). Miniature testing device to study the effect of external load, and irrigation rate and direction on the capillary collapse of unsaturated soil. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1480(1), 012014. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1480/1/012014
Pérez-Jaimes, L. & Grabe, J. (2024): Initial approaches of the effect of external load and irrigation rate on the capillary collapse of unsaturated soils. In: Proceedings of the 8th Asia-Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soils (AP-UNSAT), Melbourne, Australia, pp. 325-329.