Sand Penetration into Clay Slurry Through Jute Interlayer

Phosphorus leaching from loamy sand and clay loam topsoils after application of pig slurry

Appropriate management of animal waste is essential for guaranteeing good water quality. A laboratory leaching study with intact soil columns was performed to investigate the risk of phosphorus (P) leaching from a clay loam and a loamy sand. The columns (0.2 m deep) were irrigated before and after application of pig slurry on the surface or after incorporation, or application of mineral P, each...

Continuous Tangible Interfaces: Bringing Clay and Sand into Digital Design

Monitoring sedimentation of a clay slurry

K. Klein, University of Toronto J. C. Santamarina, Georgia Institute of Technology The authors measured resistivity at various depths during the sedimentation of kaolinite in different ionic concentration fluids. They attributed a decreasing resistivity (increasing conductivity) with time in the low ionic concentration fluids to decreasing tortuosity. The authors suggested that the initial stru...

Analysis of Cannonballs Penetration Depth and Sand Temperature Colliding into Sand Medium

There are several types of firing tests of cannonballs. In ground firing tests, cannonballs without gunpowder charged are fired against sand heap. When a cannonball collides into sand, the cannonball’s penetration depth, stress and sand temperature depend on the sand properties. Sand tends to become harder than before after plenty of cannonball firing. This is because kinetic energy of a cannon...

Biofilm origin of clay-coated sand grains

The presence of clay-sized particles and clay minerals in modern sands and ancient sandstones has long presented an interesting problem, because primary depositional processes tend to lead to physical separation of fineand coarse-grained materials. Numerous processes have been invoked to explain the common presence of clay minerals in sandstones, including infiltration, the codeposition of floc...