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Compositional Scalar-on-Function Regression with Application to Sediment Particle Size Distributions
The chemical composition of sediments is controlled predominantly by the sediment grain size, and thus evaluating their relationship is an important...
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A nonparametric standardized runoff index for characterizing hydrological drought in the Shaying River Basin, China
Under the background of global warming and human activities, drought occurs frequently in the Shaying River Basin (SYRB). It is particularly...
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Effect of quantitative textural specifications on Vickers hardness of limestones
It is well-known that the indentation hardness property is influenced by micro-fabric characteristics. The effect of textural characteristics on...
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Compendious Index for Drillability: a rapid tool to assess drill penetration rate and bit life for rock engineering applications
Rock engineering for creating underground spaces involves drilling at various scales and the demand for the same is growing exponentially for meeting...
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A soil matrix capacity index to predict mineral-associated but not particulate organic carbon across a range of climate and soil pH
Understanding controls on soil organic carbon (SOC) will be crucial to managing soils for climate change mitigation and food security. Climate exerts...
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Influence of textural characteristics and mineral composition on the acoustic behavior under acoustic integrated uniaxial compression
This paper presents acoustic integrated uniaxial compression tests on 11 types of rock specimens to investigate their acoustic behavior and...
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Seasonal and spatial variations in elemental distributions in surface sediments of Chilika Lake in response to change in salinity and grain size distribution
Chilika lake, the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia, has a unique setting, where the north-eastern part receives freshwater from the terrestrial...
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Grain Size Analysis of Dune and Bar Sediments of the Shyok River between Khalsar and Hunder Village, Karakoram Range, Ladakh, India
The Nubra and Shyok valleys are located between the central Karakoram and Ladakh range of northwest India and have preserved excellent sand dune and...
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Random Functions and Random Fields, Autocorrelation Functions
The brief survey of random functions and fields, and properties of the two-point and multi-point correlation functions (Sects. 1.1–1.3), introduces...
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Measuring the Influence of Soils on the Movement of Terrain Vehicles in the Czech Republic
One of the most important physical properties of soils is their compactness related to grain size. This property is one of the main parameters in...
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Influences of average particle size and non-uniformity on the statistical roughness characteristics of gravel-bed surfaces
Gravel-bed surfaces exist widely in natural rivers, and their roughness characteristics are closely relevant to many aspects of river dynamics, such...
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Slake durability evaluation of granitic rocks under dry conditions and slaking solution and its prediction using petrographic and strength characteristics
AbstractIn this paper, eight samples of different granitic rocks were selected from the Borujerd area in Lorestan Province, western Iran....
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Evaluation of Desertification in the Middle Moulouya Basin (North-East Morocco) Using Sentinel-2 Images and Spectral Index Techniques
This article focuses on the quantitative assessment of desertification in the Middle Moulouya basin located in the North-East of Morocco. Indeed,...
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An evaluation method for internal erosion potential of gravelly soil based on particle size distribution
Internal erosion occurs when fine particles escape from the soil driven by seepage flow, which is considered to be the crucial factor causing the...
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Estimation of mechanical and hydraulic parameters of bentonite-soil mixtures in oedometer condition with index properties
A large amount of bentonite slurry is dumped as construction waste in fill banks around the world. In order to reuse them, it is important to...
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Property Evaluation of Metamorphic Rocks Using a New Metamorphic Reservoir Quality Index: Buried Hill of Bozhong 19-6 Area, Bohai Bay Basin, China
Metamorphic buried hills are characterized as fractured reservoirs with immense potential for hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation. Identifying...
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Assessment of sediment connectivity using modelling and field-based approaches in the Slavíč River catchment (Moravskoslezské Beskydy Mts, Czech Republic)
Mountain streams act as conveyors of sediments within the river continuum, where the physical transport of sediments between river reaches through...
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Modeling Interactions between Hydraulic and Closed Natural Fractures in Brittle Crystalline Rocks: A Fluid–Solid Coupling Grain-Based Approach for Characterizing Microcracking Behaviors
Activating closed natural fractures (NFs) in hot dry rock (HDR) reservoirs is a critical way to improve fluid conductivity and stimulate production....
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Index Property to Characterize the Proportion of Primary Minerals Transforming to Clay Residues During Expansive Soil Formation
Disintegration and decomposition of sedimentary materials and igneous/metamorphic rocks in arid and semi-arid plateaus form expansive soils. The...
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A novel method for simultaneous analysis of particle size and mineralogy for Chang’E-5 lunar soil with minimum sample consumption
The successful return of lunar soil samples from the northern Oceanus Procellarum by the Chang’E 5 (CE-5) mission has provided unprecedented...