Review and critical examination of fine-grained soil classification systems based on plasticity

JM Moreno-Maroto, J Alonso-Azcárate, BC O'Kelly - Applied Clay Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil classification systems represent powerful tools not only to facilitate soil identification, but
also to predict its possible behavior. While the use of arbitrary standards based on particle …

Micro-structural characteristics deterioration of intact loess under acid and saline solutions and resultant macro-mechanical properties

W Hu, WC Cheng, L Wang, ZF Xue - Soil and Tillage Research, 2022 - Elsevier
When exposed to chemicals, the micro-structural evolution of the loess and the impacts on
the macro-mechanical properties are considered crucial for contaminated land reclamation …

Effects of chemical contamination on microscale structural characteristics of intact loess and resultant macroscale mechanical properties

W Hu, WC Cheng, S Wen, MM Rahman - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil contamination not only can cause environmental problems but also lead to a notable
change in the mechanical properties of soil. Loess widely distributed over North-West (NW) …

What is clay? A new definition of “clay” based on plasticity and its impact on the most widespread soil classification systems

JM Moreno-Maroto, J Alonso-Azcárate - Applied Clay Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Clays are key elements not only in geological and environmental processes, but also in
many human activities. To differentiate clays from other soils, AIPEA and CMS highlight …

Effect of diesel-contamination on geotechnical properties of illite soil

H Safehian, AM Rajabi, H Ghasemzadeh - engineering geology, 2018 - Elsevier
Oil products contaminate the soil in a variety of ways. In addition to environmental hazards,
petroleum pollutants change the geotechnical characteristics of the soils. Clayey soils have …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation into the salinity effect on the physicomechanical properties of carbonate saline soil

J Shen, Q Wang, Y Chen, X Zhang, Y Han… - Journal of Rock …, 2024 - Elsevier
For engineering structures with saline soil as a filling material, such as channel slope, road
subgrade, etc., the rich soluble salt in the soil is an important potential factor affecting their …

[HTML][HTML] Multiclass stand-alone and ensemble machine learning algorithms utilised to classify soils based on their physico-chemical characteristics

E Eyo, S Abbey - Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study has provided an approach to classify soil using machine learning. Multiclass
elements of stand-alone machine learning algorithms (ie logistic regression (LR) and …

Strength deterioration model of remolded loess contaminated with acid and alkali solution under freeze-thaw cycles

S Zhang, H Liu, W Chen, F Niu, Z Niu - Bulletin of Engineering Geology …, 2020 - Springer
The development of seasonal frozen region made the problems of soil pollution more
complex. The shear strength characteristics of remolded loess are throughout investigated …

Statistical variability of the correlation plasticity index versus liquid limit for smectite and kaolinite

G Spagnoli, A Sridharan, P Oreste, D Bellato… - Applied Clay …, 2018 - Elsevier
An extensive literature review has been conducted to observe the statistical correlation of
the plasticity index, PI, with the liquid limit, LL, of smectite and kaolinite. Fifty-nine data for …

Coupling comminution indices and mineralogical features as an approach to a geometallurgical characterization of a copper ore

J Rincon, S Gaydardzhiev, L Stamenov - Minerals Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
A production block of the underground mine exploiting the Chelopech high sulphidation
epithermal copper-gold deposit was subjected to geometallurgical modelling. This study …