An investigation into the relationship between saturated permeability and microstructure of remolded loess: A case study from Chinese Loess Plateau

P Xu, Q Zhang, H Qian, M Li, F Yang - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the permeability law of remolded loess is important for engineering
construction in the loess area. To gain insights into the changes of saturated permeability …

Microstructure and permeability evolution of remolded loess with different dry densities under saturated seepage

P Xu, Q Zhang, H Qian, W Qu, M Li - Engineering Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding water seepage in loess is important for engineering constructions and geo-
hazard prevention in loess regions. However, the saturated seepage behavior of remolded …

Geochemical evidence of fluoride behavior in loess and its influence on seepage characteristics: An experimental study

P Xu, H Qian, S Li, W Li, J Chen, Y Liu - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
High background levels of fluorine in groundwater and soil in arid and semi-arid loess
regions pose a severe threat to socio-economic development and human health …

New insights into the seepage behavior of heavy metal-contaminated loess and its underlying geochemical mechanism

P Xu, H Qian, W Li, W Ren, F Yang, L Wang - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metal contamination in soils can pose severe challenges to the safety of geotechnical
engineering projects. Loess, which is widely distributed in Northwest China, is a preferred …

Investigating the mechanism of pH effect on saturated permeability of remolded loess

P Xu, Q Zhang, H Qian, F Yang, L Zheng - Engineering Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
The pollution of remolded loess caused by acids and bases greatly affects its engineering
performance, and thereby seriously threaten the service life of loess buildings or structures …

Investigating saturated hydraulic conductivity of remolded loess subjected to CaCl2 solution of varying concentrations

P Xu, H Qian, Q Zhang, W Li, W Ren - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
Loess has been widely used in site remediation engineering projects in the Chinese Loess
Plateau. With the interaction between CaCl 2 solution and cutoff wall, how does its …

Onion-forage cropping systems on a Vertic Argiudoll in Uruguay: Onion yield and soil organic matter, aggregation, porosity and permeability

JM Reichert, AL Corcini, GO Awe, DJ Reinert… - Soil and Tillage …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hostipastoral systems in small farming units that integrate horticulture crops, as main cash
crop, with sheep/cattle raising on cultivated forage, in Uruguay, present physical restrains to …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation into microscopic mechanisms of anisotropic saturated permeability of undisturbed Q2 loess

P Xu, Q Zhang, H Qian, K Hou - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2020 - Springer
The anisotropic permeability of loess is an important engineering property. To explore the
microscopic mechanisms of anisotropic saturated permeability of undisturbed loess, a series …

Evaluating the influence of specimen preparation on saturated hydraulic conductivity using nuclear magnetic resonance technology

J Teng, J Kou, S Zhang, D Sheng - Vadose Zone Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Core Ideas Specimen preparation methods have a significant influence on hydraulic
conductivity. The difference caused by different methods can be large as one order of …

Saturated permeability of compacted loess based on low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)

J Liu, Q Xu, P Li, P He, C Pu, K Zhao, D Peng… - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2022 - Springer
The hydraulic properties of compacted loess are important to engineering construction in
loess regions. In this study, filling loess collected from the filled valley regions of Yan'an New …