The growing interest in the maintenance of favorable soil structure is largely motivated by its
central role in plant growth, soil ecological functioning, and impacts on surface water and …

The formation of cracks and emergence of shearing planes and other modes of rapid
macroscopic failure in geologic granular media involve numerous grain scale mechanical …

The second edition of Predicting Outdoor Sound is an up-to-date reference on the
propagation of sound close to the ground and its prediction. New content includes …

The extremely strong Wenchuan earthquake triggered thousands of landslides in Sichuan
Province, China. Flow-like landslides, such as the Tangjiashan, Wangjiayan, and …

Thorough knowledge of root system functioning is essential to understand the feedback
loops between plants, soil, and climate. In situ characterization of root systems is …

Due to partial understanding of mechanisms involved in application of ultrasonic waves as
enhanced oil recovery method, series of straight (normal), and ultrasonic stimulated water …

When applied to hydrogeology, seismic methods are generally confined to the
characterisation of aquifer geometry. The joint study of pressure-(P) and shear-(S) wave …

How environmental factors shape species morphology and distributions is a key issue in
ecology, especially in similar environments. Species of Myospalacinae exhibit widespread …

Seismic refraction tomography provides images of the elastic properties of subsurface
materials in landslide settings. Seismic velocities are sensitive to changes in moisture …

Improving our understanding of the relation between the water content and the seismic
signatures of unconsolidated superficial soils is an important objective in the overall field of …