We present a mathematical model of the unidirectional solidification of a suspension of hard-
sphere colloids. Similarity solutions are obtained for the volume fraction and temperature …

The principle cause of frost heave is the formation of segregated ice—ice lenses—in
freezing soil columns. Despite much experimental and theoretical work, there remain many …

We describe an experimental test of a new theory of the unidirectional freezing of aqueous
colloidal suspensions. At low freezing speeds a planar ice lens completely rejects the …

We present a physically intuitive model of ice-lens formation and growth during the freezing
of soils and other dense, particulate suspensions. Motivated by experimental evidence, we …

We present a linear stability analysis of a planar ice interface during unidirectional
solidification of a hard-sphere colloidal suspension. We find that the interface can become …

Background Infectious diseases associated with poor sanitation such as diarrhoea, intestinal
worms, trachoma and lymphatic filariasis continue to cause a large disease burden in low …

We analyse the growth rate of segregated ice (ice lenses) in freezing porous media. For
typical colloidal materials such as soils we show that the commonly employed Clapeyron …

During the drying of colloidal suspensions, the desiccation process causes the suspension
near the air interface to consolidate into a connected porous matrix or crust. Fluid transport …

We report on a series of experiments in which a Hele-Shaw cell containing aqueous
solutions of NH4Cl was translated at prescribed rates through a steady temperature …

We examine the nature of relative motion in colloidal suspensions. By distinguishing
carefully between the thermodynamic pressure of a mixture, defined by Gibbs, and the …