01335nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245005400055210005400109260007300163300001400236490000800250520064400258653000900902653001900911653002300930100002100953700001400974700001900988700002501007856008501032       2009                        eng d  a0378-437100aParametric dependence studies on cracking of clay0 aParametric dependence studies on cracking of clay  aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcAPR  a1352-13580 v3883 a<p>We have studied the shrinkage-crack patterns formed in the process of drying of clay/water slurries employing simple laboratory experiments. Both isotropic and directional drying was studied. The objective has been to examine the correlation between the solvent, materials parameters and the crack patterns. Attempt is made to fit the observations to specific models. The dynamics of the pattern formation process and the geometric properties of the crack patterns are found to be in conformity with the hydrodynamic model by Lee and Routh [W.P. Lee, A.F. Routh, Langmuir 20 (2004) 9887]. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>10aclay10aCracks pattern10aHydrodynamic model1 aPasricha, Kanika1 aWad, Uday1 aPasricha, Renu1 aOgale, Satishchandra  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/parametric-dependence-studies-cracking-clay-0