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Experimental Deformation of Opalinus Clay at Elevated Temperature and Pressure Conditions: Mechanical Properties and the Influence of Rock Fabric
The mechanical behavior of the sandy facies of Opalinus Clay (OPA) was investigated in 42 triaxial tests performed on dry samples at unconsolidated,...
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Clay Mineralogy of Surface Sediments in the Three Gorges Reservoir: Implications for Sediment Provenances and Weathering Regimes
Knowledge of clay mineralogy is essential for understanding the source areas and weathering environments of fluvial sediments, particularly in large...
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Clay mineralogy and geochemistry of pelitic rocks in the middle Permian Fanjiatun formation, East Changchun, China: implications for metamorphism and provenance
Metamorphic pressure–temperature conditions and sedimentary provenance were determined for the middle Permian Fanjiatun Formation in east Changchun,...
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Magnetostratigraphic evidence for post-depositional distortion of osmium isotopic records in pelagic clay and its implications for mineral flux estimates
Chemical stratigraphy is useful for dating deep-sea sediments, which sometimes lack radiometric or biostratigraphic constraints. Oxic pelagic clay...
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The role of carbide lime and fly ash blends on the geotechnical properties of clay soils
Carbide lime is a by-product obtained during the manufacturing of acetylene from the reaction of calcium carbide and water. A major portion of...
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Fine stock dynamics along an engineered Alpine river system
Understanding the dynamics of fine sediment stocks in the riverbed is important for river management. However, this dynamics is size dependent (the...
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Fractional-order creep model for soft clay under true triaxial stress conditions
To investigate the creep characteristics of soft clay under true triaxial stress conditions, multistage loading creep tests using TSW-40 true...
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Landfill cap models under simulated climate change precipitation: assessing long-term infiltration using the HELP model
The Hydrologic Evaluation of Landfill Performance (HELP) model (v 3.04) was used to assess the hydrological performance of two large-scale...
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Modeling cesium migration through Opalinus clay: a benchmark for single- and multi-species sorption-diffusion models
Sophisticated modeling of the migration of sorbing radionuclides in compacted claystones is needed for supporting the safety analysis of deep...
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Study on Characteristics of Shear Modulus of Zhanjiang Structured Clay During Triaxial Shearing
The small strain stiffness described by shear wave velocities was used to reveal the characteristics of soil structure. Bender element tests were...
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Improvement of mechanical properties of clay in landfill lines with biochar additive
Compressibility and shear strength of clay barriers are some of the most important geotechnical properties in designing an effective and stable...
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Research and Field Application of Quasi-Dry CO2 Fracturing Technology in Ji Dong Oilfield
Tight sandstone gas reservoirs are generally characterized by poor reservoir physical properties, fine pore and throat volume and high clay content....
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Influence of Cross-Correlation on the Modelled Uncertainty in Stress–Strain Behavior of Soft Clays
Reliability-based design is increasingly being applied to geotechnical problems because it allows the robust consideration of various sources of...
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Shear strength and microstructure of silty clay subjected to CaSO4 solution and stability effect on a gypsum dump
Artificial waste dumps with ore debris are widely distributed in mines and lead to complex groundwater compositions, which affect slope stability....
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The Use of Laboratory Indentation Testing to Characterize Champlain Sea Clay
This paper presents a description, the results and analysis of instrumented indentation testing of intact specimens of a Champlain Sea Clay. Five...
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Laboratory investigation on inhibition of polyvinyl alcohol used for wireline coring drilling
To address the problems of wall collapse, cuttings slurrying, and scaling on the inner wall of the drill pipe, which often occur in small-diameter...
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Experimental study on rebound and recompression deformation characteristics of different soils
For deep and large foundations, the soil below the foundation is often in a compensated or overcompensated state after the structure is completed. At...
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Paleoclimatic Influence on the Evolution of the Late Quaternary Clastic Sediments, Northwestern Arabian Sea
Sedimentological characteristics of the clastic sediments deposited in the Northwestern Arabian Sea at the ODP core sites 723A and 722B are used to...
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Late Cenozoic uplift of the Liupan Mountains: Evidence from the Neogene loess deposits
The Liupan Mountains, one of the important mountain ranges in western China, are located on the boundary between the northeastern Tibetan Plateau and...
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Analysis of compressibility and mechanical behavior of red clay considering structural strength
Red clay is the main geometrical as the foundation of buildings, dam, and excavation which are usually designed and constructed without concern of...
