Spectroscopic methods combined with statistics have recently gathered substantial interest in pedological studies. Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy has been utilized, for example, reconstructions of the history and transformations Chernozems, although no similar research was conducted based on mid-infrared (MIR). In this paper, relevance MIR tested studies origin/affinity organic matter from ch...

The effectiveness of remedial measures for the stability onshore buried pipelines against uplift mechanism induced by soil liquefaction, in event an earthquake, is investigated through 1-g shaking table tests. This study aims at proposing mitigation solutions that may be alternative to already existing and currently adopted systems, accounting a set requirements cannot omitted context long trac...

Laboratory measurements of three predicted wave types (two compressional or P-waves and one shear S-wave) have been made in artificial soils. The Type-I P and S-wave are predicted to be most sensitive to the macroscopic elastic properties of the frame, whilst the Type 11 P-wave is predicted to be most sensitive to the hydrodynamic material properties. A loudspeaker source has becn used for the ...

1. Ambrosia trifida L. (giant ragweed), an aggressive weed of US grain crops and indigenous to North America, colonizes no-tillage crop fields and undisturbed soils despite its large seed size and susceptibility to seed predation. Secondary seed dispersal is critical to seed survival and seedling establishment, yet mechanisms of secondary dispersal are poorly understood for such large-seeded we...

Soils on riverine floodplains in temperate climate may be characterized by a mollic epipedon, i.e. dark colour, enhanced content of soil organic matter (SOM), high ‘base’ saturation and developed structure the topsoil. We studied 124 samples from ten central/east European countries to investigate whether SOM horizons has similar chemical features. determined carbon contents with thermal-gradien...