Neogene syn-and post-orogenic sedimentary rocks in Sulawesi are important to understand the history of collision Australian continental crust with SE Asia. However, they have received relatively little attention, and generally been considered be molasse-type deposits similar characteristics across Sulawesi—the Celebes Molasse. New field sedimentological observations, results from heavy mineral ...

A parametrized mesoscale model for the early stage growth of isolated single or multiwall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has been developed in order to investigate the effects of metal catalyst particle size and composition on CNT growth mechanism during synthesis via a substrate-supported, catalytic chemical vapor deposition process. The model is based on a coarse-grained graphene sheet, represented ...

The ability of matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) technique to transfer and deposit high-quality thin organic, bioorganic, and composite films with minimum chemical modification of the target material has been utilized in numerous applications. One of the outstanding problems in MAPLE film deposition, however, is the presence of residual solvent (matrix) codeposited with the polym...

Abstract The characterization of swelling clays is important for diverse fields, including the field conservation built cultural heritage. Villarlod molasse, a building stone utilized frequently across Switzerland, known to be damaged by embedded in its matrix. In this study, mechanism how lead itself examined, and similar previous studies, crystalline noted as most likely source. A scaling fac...

1- Introduction The sediment cores BAG, AZD and AM in the Babolsar, Jouybar and Zaghmarz areas are located at the southern Iranian part of the coastal plain of the Caspian Sea. These areas are contained by major mountain ridge, the Alborz in the south (Central Alborz Structural Zone). The Alborz Mountain represent the main source of terrigenous materials in the South basin of the Caspian Sea. ...

Integrating geological concepts, such as relative positions and proportions of the different lithofacies, is of highest importance in order to render realistic geological patterns. The truncated plurigaussian simulation method provides a way of using both local and conceptual geological information to infer the distributions of the facies and then those of hydraulic parameters. The method (Le L...

The paper presents some of the advanced experimental techniques and apparatuses that have been developed by the authors for testing the hydromechanical behaviour of shales. A methodology established for the analysis of the water retention behaviour in non-isochoric conditions is introduced; the method allows for the determination of the main drying and wetting paths in addition to the volume ch...

Aghajari Formation, known as Upper Fars Group, is developed throughout the Folded Zagros Zone and has a thickness of 2966 m in its type section in SW of Iran and 1473 m in the study area, located 20 km west of Shiraz. Aghajari Formation, in this area, consists of three major facies associations. These are "fine", "medium" and "coarse" grained terrigenous sediments, usually interpreted as channe...