Using molecular dynamics to unravel phase composition behavior of nano-size pores in frozen soils: Does Young–Laplace equation apply in low temperature range?

• Published in: Canadian Geotechnical Journal
• Main Authors: Zhang, Chao, Liu, Zhen, Deng, Peng
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2018
• Subjects: permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2016-0150; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cgj-2016-0150; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cgj-2016-0150

The phase composition curve of frozen soils is a fundamental relationship in understanding permafrost and seasonally frozen soils. However, due to the complex interplay between adsorption and capillarity, a clear physically based understanding of the phase composition curve in the low temperature ra...