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Central Anatolian terrestrial sand dunes: enhancing carbon sequestration by indigenous vegetation [PDF]
, 2012 Assessment of the changes in natural resource quality requires long term monitoring. This study outlines the changes achieved in soils and vegetation quality in a sand dune area of Central Turkey maintained since ...
Akça, Erhan +5 more
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Applied Sciences, 2023 In desert regions, aeolian sand is abundant, but it is not suitable to be used directly as the upper roadbed filler for highways. Generally, gravelly soil is mined around the desert as upper roadbed fill, resulting in high engineering expenses for road ...
Bin Gao +5 more
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Почвознание, агрохимия и екология, 2020 The parent materials and land-use are key factors which determine agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability by their effects on soil properties pertinent for optimal soil function.
H. E. Ahamefule +5 more
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Effect of Cohesive and Non-Cohesive Soils on Equilibrium Scour Depth
Tikrit Journal of Engineering Sciences, 2007 In this research ,the effect of cohesive soils ( clay ) and non –cohesive soils sand on equilibrium scour depth was studied .Experiments were carried out on two types of clay and two types of sand as a bed material using an obstruction ( pier ) to create
Saleh Issa Khassaf
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Unified anisotropic elastoplastic model for sand [PDF]
, 2016 This paper presents a unified approach to model the influence of fabric anisotropy and its evolution on both the elastic and plastic responses of sand.
Gao, Zhiwei, Zhao, Jidong
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Agronomy, 2014 The root zone physical condition influences root development and function, which affects turfgrass growth, quality and performance. The temporal variability of root zone properties was investigated in a factorial experiment combining sand layering ...
Raymond Springer +2 more
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The preservation of quartz grain surface textures following vehicle fire and their use in forensic enquiry [PDF]
, 2008 During a terrorist trial, dispute arose as to whether the temperature produced in a car fire was sufficient to destroy quartz grain surface textures.
Bull, PA +5 more
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Study of the Permeability of Foam Conditioned Soils with Laboratory Tests [PDF]
, 2010 EPB tunneling requires that the excavated soil has a plastic and pulpy behavior to be able to apply a stabilizing pressure to the face, but it should also be impervious to counteract filtration forces that could develop ahead of the face.
Borio L., Peila D.
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Red Soils From Various Parent Materials in Indonesia: the Prospect and Their Management Strategic [PDF]
, 2009 Distribution of red soils is about 50 million hectares, and generally potential for agricultural development in Indonesia. The soil was formed from various parent materials, such as andesitic-basaltic rock, acid tuff, limestone, ultra mafic rock, clay ...
PRASETYO, B. H. (B)
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Statistical Evaluation of Sleeve Friction to Cone Resistance Ratio in Coarse-Grained Soils
BuildingsThe investigation of soil is a particularly important stage of structural design. Cone penetration tests (CPTs) are the most common soil investigation techniques. The results of these tests provide information about the values of cone resistance (qc) and
Danutė Sližytė +2 more
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