Miniature triaxial tests to investigate effects of pore fluid salt concentration on the mechanics of clays

减轻盐碱化造成的土地退化是国家的一个优先事项。在城市环境中，盐分和相关的积水有可能使基础设施和家庭住房严重退化。目前，盐度对地面机械反应的影响还没有得到很好的理解，也缺乏能够预测地面行为的工程模型。该项目旨在通过提供关于盐浓度变化如何影响土壤的新知识和理解，以及通过开发能够预测观察到的行为的模型来解决这一问题。这将有助于制定合理的办法来减轻盐度的影响。

Mitigating the land degradation caused by salinity is a national priority. In the urban environment salinity and the associated waterlogging have the potential to seriously degrade infrastructure and domestic housing. Currently the effects of salinity on the mechanical response of the ground are not well understood and there is a paucity of engineering models capable of predicting ground behaviour. This project aims to address this situation by providing new knowledge and understanding of how changes in salt concentration affect the soil, and by developing models capable of predicting the observed behaviour. This will assist in the development of rational approaches to mitigate the effects of salinity.