Effect of PVA-treated soil on water-salt capillary rise in loess soil: soil column experiment

• Main Authors: Zhang, Qiyong, Chen, Wenwu, Wu, Guocheng, Wang, Wenhao, Du, Yumin, Bi, Jun
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Waterproof Layer; Hydrophobicity
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164021
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In the loess region of northwest China, the accumulation of soluble salt in the soil due to the capillary rise of water often damages earthen buildings. Thus, studies on the cutting off of the capillary-rise path are vital. As a hydrophobicity inducer, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) solution with water as...