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Strength and structural anisotropy of loess
Yantu gongcheng xuebao, 2021 Undisturbed loess is the structural soil with anisotropy, and its anisotropy has great influences on the stability of slopes, tunnels and underground structures with complex stress state.To study the strength and structural anisotropy of loess, the ...
WANG Li-qin 1, 2, ZHAO Cong 3, 2, HU Xiang-yang 4, LI Lun 2, WANG Zheng 2, LI Kai-yu 2
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Spatial and Temporal Evolution of the Infiltration Characteristics of a Loess Landslide
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2020 Infiltration plays an important role in influencing slope stability. However, the influences of slope failure on infiltration and the evolution of infiltration over time and space remain unclear.
Dongdong Yang +7 more
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Experimental Setup for Splash Erosion Monitoring—Study of Silty Loam Splash Characteristics [PDF]
, 2020 An experimental laboratory setup was developed and evaluated in order to investigate detachment of soil particles by raindrop splash impact. The soil under investigation was a silty loam Cambisol, which is typical for agricultural fields in Central ...
Dostál T. +10 more
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Buildings, 2022 Loess, a collapsible soil, is widely distributed in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau in China. In the meantime, loess is a sustainable and green building material that is widely used in traditional residential buildings.
Banglong Xie +4 more
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Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022 Thousands of square kilometers of habitable land have been created on the Loess Plateau in China. In arid and semi-arid area of Northwest China, the mechanical behavior of structural loess is sensitive to water intrusion and human engineering activities.
Tongwei Zhang +5 more
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Macro- and microscale gaseous diffusion in a Stagnic Luvisol as affected by compaction and reduced tillage [PDF]
, 2008 Intensification of mechanical agriculture has increased the risk for soil compaction and deformation. Simultaneously, reduced tillage practices have become popular due to energy saving and environmental concerns, as they may strengthen and improve the ...
Fazekas-Becker, Orsolya +2 more
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On-sample water content measurement for a complete local monitoring in triaxial testing of unsaturated soils [PDF]
, 2012 To provide a complete local monitoring of the state of an unsaturated soil sample during triaxial testing, a local water content measurement device was adapted to a triaxial device comprising the measurement of local displacements (Hall effect ...
Cui, Yu-Jun +3 more
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Experimental study on effects of water content on small-strain shear modulus of undisturbed loess
Yantu gongcheng xuebao, 2022 The small-strain shear modulus and degradation mode of soils provide the important fundamental information for analyzing and evaluating the dynamic response of soils to earthquake in geotechnical engineering.
JIAN Tao 1, 2, KONG Ling-wei 1, BAI Wei 1, WANG Jun-tao 1, 2, LIU Bing-heng 1, 2
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Interpreting multiscale domains of tree cover disturbance patterns in North America [PDF]
, 2017 Spatial patterns at multiple observation scales provide a framework to improve understanding of pattern-related phenomena. However, the metrics that are most sensitive to local patterns are least likely to exhibit consistent scaling relations with ...
Buma, Brian +2 more
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Exploration on mechanical test method of improved loess under dry-wet cycles [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2022 The stability of loess subgrade is affected by many factors. Dry-wet cycle is a common factor that causes damage to the strength of loess subgrade. In order to study the influence of dry-wet cycle on the stability of loess subgrade, reveal the mechanism ...
Zhao Laishuan +3 more
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