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Experimental study on shear and disintegration resistance of MICP-treated residual granite soil
In natural state, granite residual soils have high shear strength. It is prone to disintegration when exposed to water environment. To investigate...
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Effects of the Dicranopteris linearis root system and initial moisture content on the soil disintegration characteristics of gully erosion
Benggang erosion is caused by a special type of gully erosion in southern China that seriously endangers the local ecology and environment. In this...
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Experimental study on the disintegration mechanism of consolidated purple soil in Three Gorges Reservoir area of China
Purple soil is widely distributed in the Three Gorges Reservoir area of China, and the disintegration characteristics of this soil play an important...
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Evolution of disintegration properties of granite residual soil with microstructure alteration due to wetting and drying cycles
Despite extensive investigations of the disintegration behavior of rock, much less is known about the disintegration behavior of residual soil...
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Experimental investigation of dry density, initial moisture content, and temperature for granite residual soil disintegration
Granite residual soil presents a strong disintegration phenomenon when it encounters water, thus contributing to geological disasters such as...
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Impact of wetting-drying cycles and acidic conditions on the soil aggregate stability of yellow-brown soil
Soil aggregate is the basic structural unit of soil, which is the foundation for supporting ecosystem functions, while its composition and stability...
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Disintegration behavior and mechanism of carbonaceous mudstone under acidic corrosion and wetting-drying cycles
The disintegration of carbonaceous mudstone under the recurring action of acid rain increases the risk of geohazard occurrence. In this paper, a...
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Soil Erosion Vulnerability Assessment in the Eco-Sensitive Himalayan Region Using Modeling Approach
Soil loss due to erosion has a huge impact on worldwide economy and environment. The Himalayan region is extremely vulnerable to erosion due to...
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Experimental Study on the Disintegration Properties of Red Sandstone
The disintegration of soft rock in water is an important cause of engineering disasters, and the research on the disintegration characteristics is...
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Effect of temperature on mudstone disintegration process revealed with image analysis
Quantifying rock weathering processes, especially in ways of nondisturbance and on-site investigation, is one of the most critical tasks in...
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Unsaturated soil properties of MICP treated granitic residual soil of Shantou region of China
Unsaturated soil properties such as soil–water characteristic curve (SWCC) and shear strength are required for seepage and stability flow analyses in...
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Effects of diesel contamination on geotechnical properties of granitic residual soil
The physical and mechanical properties of soils change when soils are contaminated by oil products. This study investigates the effect of diesel oil...
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Biogeochemical interface development in a model carbonate-clayey soil
The present paper is aimed at studying hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions via the modeling behavior of carbonate-clayey soil in a laboratory...
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Influence law of modified glutinous rice-based materials on gravel soil reinforcement and water erosion process
A large number of loose piles formed by mountain hazards are highly susceptible to hydraulic erosion under rainfall conditions. The use of ecological...
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Failure mode and genesis of bare dispersive soil slope in the cold dry region: insights from Southwest Songnen Plain, China
Dispersive soil features rapid disintegration characteristic while interacting with liquid water, which is attributed to the chief culprit for the...
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Failure process of saturated granite residual soil slope: a 3D viscoelastic-plastic finite element modeling approach with nonstationary parameter creep
Accurately evaluating the failure process of soil slope can mitigate its negative influence on both human lives and economic loss. However, it is...
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Wetting–drying effects on the mechanical performance of xanthan gum biopolymer-stabilized soil
Xanthan gum biopolymers have gained increasing attention in geotechnical engineering due to the effectiveness and environmental-friendliness, and are...
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Runoff and soil loss characteristics on sandy soil slope with new chemical sand-fixing agent under simulated rainfall
Many sandy soil slopes easily deform during or immediately after rainfall infiltration, which causes soil erosion. A novel double polymer used as a...
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Simulation experiment on sinkhole formation caused by soils disintegration and the advance-forecasting of sinkhole risk
Sinkholes are a common geological hazard around the world. However, it is difficult to carry out the associated indoor simulation experiments because...
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Permeability of xanthan gum-improved silty soil and its prediction model
Using traditional materials to improve the permeability of silty soils can cause irreversible damage to the environment. Therefore, it is necessary...