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Cyclic variability in microstructure and physio-mechanical properties of the Xiashu Loess–palaeosol sequence in Nanjing, China
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Engineering Geology . Mar2009, Vol. 104 Issue 3/4, p263-268. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Abstract: For the Xiashu loess–palaeosol sequence in Nanjing, China, further to our work on the cyclic variability in its chemical composition and swelling-shrinkage properties [Xia, J., Huang, G.L., Liu, Z. T., Chen, X.M., 2007. Cyclic variability in chemical composition and swelling–shrinkage properties of the Xiashu loess stratum near Nanjing, China. Pedosphere 17 (5), 666–672.], this paper studies the cyclic variability in its microstructure and physico-mechanical properties and the corresponding influence on its engineering behaviour for geotechnical and geological practices. In addition, the cyclic variability in the soil''s grain-size distribution and geochemical characteristics is compared with that of the loess–palaeosol sequences at two other sites in China, indicating a geographical pattern of cyclic variation of the sequences. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
- Subjects :
- *LOESS
*SOIL horizons
*SOIL structure
*SOIL mechanics
*MICROSTRUCTURE
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00137952
- Volume :
- 104
- Issue :
- 3/4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Engineering Geology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36771734
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2008.11.002