Much work has been undertaken quantifying the abundance of phyllosilicate clay minerals
in soils, sediments and rocks of Earth's crust. However, no detailed global compilation of …

The ground is a natural grand system; it is composed of myriad constituents that aggregate
to form several geologic and biogenic systems. These systems operate independently and …

Using the major land-creation project 'to bulldoze mountains to build cities' implemented in
the city of Yan'an as an example, the collapse potential, microscopic observations …

摘要黄土是一种具有特殊结构的多孔隙, 弱胶结的松散沉积物, 存在典型的微观架空结构,
其力学行为是微观结构变形与破坏的宏观体现. 从本质上揭示黄土的力学行为 …

Loess deposits in southern Britain contain a record of dust, climate and landscape dynamics
over the last glacial, yet their age and accumulation rate remain poorly known. Furthermore …

Loess structure plays a vital role in the evolution of loess landforms, which mainly involves
water erosion and slope collapse processes. The existing literature on loess structure lacks …

Collapsible soils have caused infrastructural damages resulting in several economic losses
and loss of lives in certain cases. The prerequisite for collapse occurring is an open …

Soil collapse forms a major hazard in large parts of Canada, the United States, Europe,
China, and Africa, especially in the Loess Plateau of China. The Malan loess overlying the …

Loess formation is widely distributed throughout the world and appears often in the form of a
loess and clay mixture. The wetting-induced collapse in such ground conditions is a major …

Loess is a silt-dominated, clastic yellow-to-yellowish brown aeolian sediment with high
porosity and low density. The metastable microstructure of loess makes it highly susceptible …