A Lateral Unconfined Swelling Test for Swelling Rocks

The Swelling Behavior of Clay - Sulfate Rocks

Clay-sulfate rocks are often encountered in engineering projects such as underground construction and waste repositories. The unique combination of clay swelling and chemical transformation of anhydrite into gypsum results in a swelling behavior that cannot be explained using conventional rock mechanics. The goals of this study are: 1) to investigate the strength characteristics of reconstitute...

Submandibular gland mucocele presenting as a lateral neck swelling

Mucus extravasation cysts or mucoceles are an extremely rare occurrence in the major salivary glands. We report upon an unusual case of a submandibular gland mucocele presenting as a neck lump. It should therefore be considered in the differential diagnosis of swellings in the lateral neck. Diagnosis and management are complicated by their similarity to the plunging or cervical ranula and diffe...

Reproducibility after de-swelling and re-swelling

Corneal swelling.

This article is also accessible online at: http://BioMedNet.com/karger Dear Sir, A recent study of corneal swelling by Aakre and Doughty [1] found two regimes in the time course of tissue fluid imbibition. We are pleased to note that this confirms our discovery made over 10 years ago at the University of New South Wales, Sydney [2, 3]. We first reported these results in 1986–1988 to meetings of...

Bilateral parotid swelling: a review.

seen in Columbia University’s Salivary Gland Center (SGC), patients with bilateral parotid swellings are not an unusual occurrence. Because these swellings are not localized to 1 gland, it must be assumed that systemic factors are usually in play. Numerous causes for bilateral parotid swellings have been identified (Table I). Consequently, the attainment of a definitive diagnosis requires a fam...