Building on Shifting Sands: Professors Study Clay-fluid Interactions

Clay may make a good modeling toy, but it presents challenges for engineers. Clay likes to swell and clay likes to shrink, challenging engineers to build structures on the equivalent of shifting sands. Two North Dakota State University professors have received $209,922 from the National Science Foundation to study these clay-fluid interactions.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news76865948.html">Building on Shifting Sands: Professors Study Clay-fluid Interactions</a></p> <p>Clay may make a good modeling toy, but it presents challenges for engineers. Clay likes to swell and clay likes to shrink, challenging engineers to build structures on the equivalent of shifting sands. Two North Dakota State University professors have received $209,922 from the National Science Foundation to study these clay-fluid interactions.</p>