Sand–clay mixtures can be encountered in both natural soils (e.g., residual soils, clay deposits and clinosols) artificial fills. The method of utilising biopolymers ground improvement for sand–clay has emerged recently. However, a full understanding the strengthening effect biopolymer-treated not yet been achieved due to limited number relevant studies. In this study, xanthan gum (XG), as one ...

Clay fractions in soils from a transect of the Mazama ash deposit (6600-yr-old) contained more than 80% amorphous material. Instrumental neutron activation analysis was used to compare the trace element composition of the soil clay with the unweathered volcanic glass. The clay fractions had only 10% as much Na as the volcanic glass. Conversely, the rare earth element concentrations were about t...

Wind erosion is considered a major global environmental problem. Dust storms from the migration of sand dunes can seriously damage civil, industrial, and agricultural areas and a method to stabilize these sand dunes is mulching. The present study investigates the feasibility of using organic wastes of Press mud and Dunder with clay for the production of environmentally-friendly mulches. Sandy s...

As a fundamental characteristic of soil physical properties, the soil Particle Size Distribution (PSD) is important in the research on soil moisture migration, solution transformation, and soil erosion. In this research, the PSD characteristics with distinct methods in different land uses are analyzed. The results show that the upper bound of the volume domain of the clay domain ranges from 5.7...

A large number of experimental studies on sand–clay mixtures are well documented in the literature; however, preparation protocol is rarely clearly detailed or varies a lot according to authors. Variations technique obviously increases challenge comparing different test results. As consequence, sample for should be kept as constant possible ensure homogeneity and uniformity samples limit result...

Manufactured sand differs from natural sea and river dredged sand in its physical and mineralogical properties. These can be both beneficial and detrimental to the fresh and hardened properties of concrete. This paper presents the results of a laboratory study in which manufactured sand produced in an industry sized crushing plant was characterised with respect to its physical and mineralogical...