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Selective Grain Size Fractionation, CO2-Enhanced Aqueous Extraction and Characterization of Trona, a Non-marine Evaporite Mineral, Originating from Semi-arid Soil Sediments
Beneficiation of white-powdery mineral, from selective grain size (63–200 µm) sand fractions and its characterization as trona, a non-marine...
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The influence of crystal size of dolomite on engineering properties: a case study from the Rus Formation, Dammam Dome, Eastern Saudi Arabia
The goal of this study is to comprehend the connection between petrographic features especially the grain size of dolomitic rocks and engineering...
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Characteristics of rare earth elements in the surface sediments of Southwest Indian Ridge: implication of grain size for the identification of hydrothermal activity
The characteristics of rare earth elements (REEs) in mid-ocean ridge (MOR) sediments are important indicators of hydrothermal activity. However,...
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Effects of grain size on subaerial granular landslides and resulting impulse waves: experiment and multi-phase flow simulation
Subaerial landslides falling into a large body of water can generate large impulse waves (tsunamis). The wave generation by subaerial landslides...
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Erosion Index for Assessing Vulnerability of Sandy Beach
In this paper, a method of evaluation of storm-induced coastal erosion is suggested. We introduce the erosion index as the criterion of beaches...
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Variations and Quartz Grain Microtextures in Sediments from the Central Part of the Gulf of Guinea: Implications for Sedimentary Processes and Depositional Environment
AbstractIn order to identify the sedimentary processes, depositional environment, and provenance, the study used sieving and SEM-EDS to analyze the...
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Influence of Index Properties and Semi-Quantitative Geological Characteristics of Brittle Rocks on Their Post-Peak Behavior
The rock mass behavior can be studied using the complete stress–strain curve obtained from laboratory tests. To capture the complete curve and...
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Grain sorting and migration patterns of a channel bar: a dual perspective from natural and experimental studies
Patterns of grain sorting and migration of a river channel bar have been studied and compared with an experimental channel bar generated in a...
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Effect of lime addition on the particle size fractions and microstructure of a clayey silt
This work evaluates the stabilizing effect of lime addition on the geotechnical, physic-chemical, and microstructural properties of a class A-6...
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Analyzing grain size distributions with the modal decomposition method: literature review and procedures
Many studies describe soil samples by their grain/particle size distribution (GSD/PSD). Most samples are poly-disperse collections of solids. The...
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Evolution of the North Atlantic Current and Barents Ice Sheet as revealed by grain size populations in the northern Norwegian Sea during the last 60 ka
The grain size distribution of bulk sediment samples was decomposed in a core to reconstruct paleoceanographic evolution over the past 60 ka in the...
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A multilevel parallel bonded-grain based model (Multi Pb-GBM) accounting for microstructure failures of typical crystalline rocks
This study investigates the mechanical properties of rock material at the grain scale. A multilevel parallel bonded-grain based model (Multi Pb-GBM)...
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Analysis and Characterization of Pore System and Grain Sizes of Carbonate Rocks from Southern Lebanon
Carbonate rocks are common in many parts of the world, including the Eastern Mediterranean, where they host significant groundwater supplies and are...
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Determination of drilling rate index based on mineralogical and textural properties of natural stones
Over the last few decades, researchers have focused on develo** models that aim to predict the drillability of natural stones based on their...
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Analyzing grain size distributions with the modal decomposition method: potential for future research in engineering geology
Many studies describe soils by their grain/particle size distribution (GSD/PSD). Most samples are poly-disperse collections of solids. A companion...
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Is the coastal vulnerability index a suitable index? Review and proposal of alternative indices for coastal vulnerability to sea level rise
The Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) has been widely applied around the world. This study provides a review of the suitability of the variables and...
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Method of Estimating the Integral Roundness Index for Detrital Zircons: A Case Study of Cimmeride Sedimentary Sequences in the Crimean Mountains
AbstractA technique to evaluate the degree of roundness of detrital zircons on a 5-point scale based on the preservation of crystal vertices, edges,...
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The Effects of Quartz Content, Particle Size and Distribution Mode on the Mechanical Properties and Fracturing of Shale
The study of shale mechanical characteristics on the microscopic scale can provide a theoretical basis to evaluate shale's macroscopic mechanical...
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Influence of grain segregation on the behavior of sand in triaxial tests
As a common phenomenon in granular flow, grain segregation plays a great role in affecting the behavior of granular soil by causing a great change of...
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Crack Propagation in Heterogeneous Gravity Dams Due to Overflow Using Polygonal Grain-Based Distinct Element Method
Cracks are always a serious concern in the stability analysis of gravity dams. One of the main reasons for the initiation of cracks is overflow. In...
