In the present study, characterisation and quantitative microanalysis were identified for six expansive soils of which one is natural soil, i.e. black cotton (BC) soil remaining prepared by mixing BC with different percentage bentonite. The samples characterised X-ray diffraction (XRD) scanning electron microscope (SEM). regular or irregular mixed layers justified SEM images. There are superstr...

Green clay layers are reported from the Pliocene–Holocene intervals in five of the six sites drilled in the South China Sea (SCS) during Leg 184. Centimeter-scale discrete, discontinuous, and bioturbated layers, constituted by stiff and porous green clays, were observed, sometimes associated with iron sulfides and pyrite. Detailed mineralogical and geochemical analyses indicate that they differ...

Airborne clay mineral particles have long atmospheric lifetimes due to their relatively small size. To assess their impact on trace atmospheric gases, we investigated heterogeneous reactions on prototype clay minerals. Diffuse reflectance infrared spectroscopy identified surface-adsorbed products formed from the uptake of gaseous nitric acid and nitrogen dioxide on kaolinite and pyrophyllite. F...

Consistency limits are the basic parameters used as standard inputs for any soil investigation program to evaluate geotechnical properties of fine-grained soils. The primary objective this study is investigate variations in undrained shear strength clays with different plasticity based on fine content, clay mineralogy, and water absorption capacity. To achieve objective, 33 Fall cone tests were...

Clay soil is a common building foundation material, and its permeability very important for the safety of pits later settlement buildings. However, traditional Kozeny-Carman (K-C) equation shows serious discrepancies when predicting clay in treatment. Therefore, solving application K-C problem faced by engineers scholars. In this paper, influence mineralogy on pore structure analyzed, then effe...

the relationship between some measure of soil P and runoff dissolved P (Gburek et al., 2000; Coale et al., The relationship between soil test P (STP) and dissolved reactive 2002; Vadas et al., 2002). However, recent research has P (DRP) in runoff has been shown to vary with soil type due to differences in soil properties. This study was conducted to determine shown that this relationship will v...

An in-situ Porewater Chemistry (PC) experiment in the Opalinus Clay formation was carried out at the Mont Terri underground rock laboratory (Jura Mountains, Switzerland) for a period of five years. A traced water with a composition close to that expected in the formation was continuously circulated and monitored in a packed-off borehole to achieve diffusive equilibration. An unwanted microbial ...