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An evaluation of square footing response on lime-treated geotextile-reinforced silty sand: contrasting experimental and computational approaches

Frontiers in Built Environment
Improving soil strength and reducing the anticipated settlement and construction cost is a great paradox for civil as well as geotechnical engineers. In this paper, these aspects and other suitable types of ground improvement are discussed based on the ...
Syed Md Yousuf, Mehboob Anwer Khan, Syed Muhammad Ibrahim, Furquan Ahmad, Pijush Samui, Anil Kumar Sharma   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Failure, instability, and the second work increment in loose silty sand

, 2011
Triaxial tests have been performed to demonstrate the conditions for stability and instability in loose silty sand. Drucker (1951) and Hill (1958) stability conditions in terms of the sign of the second work increment were employed in the design of the ...
Jerry A. Yamamuro, Poul V. Lade, Mehmet Murat Monkul   +2 more
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Estimating Soil Compaction Risk at Regional Scales Using Meteorological Data and Soil Spectroscopy

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil compaction is a significant form of soil degradation in Europe, reducing agricultural productivity, limiting carbon sequestration and increasing greenhouse gases emissions. In response, the forthcoming European Union Soil Monitoring and Resilience Law requires spatial assessment of topsoil and subsoil compaction risk at district, that is,
Felipe Bachion de Santana, Rebecca. L. Hall, Longnan Shi, Owen Fenton, Victoria Lowe, Giulia Bondi, Lilian O'Sullivan, Karen Daly   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Field Guide for Soil Erosion Risk Assessment in Olive Orchards Across Mediterranean Conditions for End‐Users and Stakeholders

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil erosion control poses a crucial challenge to the sustainability of Mediterranean olive groves. To facilitate field‐level decision‐making, we have developed a field guide oriented to use in any type of olive orchard across the Mediterranean.
I. Domenech‐Carretero, G. Guzmán, M. A. Soriano, J. Montoliu, J. A. Gómez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Micromechanical modeling for behavior of silty sand with influence of fine content

, 2011
Silty sand is a soil mixture with coarse grains and fine grains. Experimental observations have shown that small amount of fines may reduce the undrained shear strength significantly.
Yin, Zhen-Yu, Chang, Ching S., Zhen-Yu Yin, Ching S. Chang   +3 more
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Microbiological Mechanisms of Sand‐Mixed Soil Improvement in Continuously Cropped Soil

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sand‐mix soil is a widely adopted method for soil improvement in agricultural production. However, beyond the evident enhancement of physical structure, the mechanisms by which sand‐mix soil promotes crop root growth by influencing soil physicochemical properties and microbial communities remain insufficiently understood.
Yue Huang, Meng Jia, Xuanquan Zhu, Yuxiang Bai, Jie Li, Tikun Zhang, Xiaojun Zhao, Weidi Tang, Mengyuan Lyu, Xingyang Xu, Ge Wang, Na Wang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Multiple Soil Threats Assessment for Europe by 2050

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT European soils are exposed to multiple interacting soil threats (STs), challenging the European Commission's objective of restoring healthy soils by 2050. This study provides the first integrated EU‐scale projection of four major soil threats—soil compaction, soil organic carbon loss, soil erosion and soil sealing—under two IPCC climate ...
João Augusto Coblinski, Sophie Cornu, Sylwia Pindral, Lubos Borůvka, Eduardo Medina‐Roldán, Jessica Reyes‐Rojas, Nicolas P. A. Saby   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Knowledge to Practice: Information Access, Smallholders' Behavior, and the Adoption of Climate‐Resilient Soil Management Practices in Coastal Cameroon

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers in coastal Cameroon face accelerating soil degradation and climate variability. However, the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) remains uneven. This study examines how information behavior and motivational objectives shape SAP adoption in the Tiko municipality using a cross‐sectional survey of 122 ...
Ayat Ullah, Vladimir Verner, Zdenek Oprsal, Mustapha Yakubu Madaki, William Nkomoki, Miroslava Bavorova   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Establishment Limitations of Sensitive Target Species Potentilla alba L. in Grasslands Restored on Arable Land

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Species in grasslands restored from former arable land have multiple obstacles when establishing. Understanding whether these limitations stem from soil chemical or microbial differences could help to create suitable environments for specific target and other species with similar requirements.
Epp Maria Lillipuu, Tomáš Cajthaml, Jan Frouz, Ondřej Mudrák   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A novel approach for in situ benthic habitat characterization

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.
Abstract Habitat heterogeneity is a key driver of temporal and spatial variability of subtidal marine benthic biodiversity. However, this makes it a challenging environment in which to measure and quantify the factors driving biodiversity in a consistent manner.
Ryan J. W. Mathews, David K. A. Barnes, Simon A. Morley, Gareth Flint, Lloyd S. Peck   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source