In this paper a water retention model is developed based on soil mineralogy and microscopic features of material behaviour. The estimates the content at given total suction as sum bentonite minerals’ interlayer in interparticle pores. proposes simple formulae to estimate void ratio mineralogical properties. Additionally, uses mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) measurements approximate larger v...

The objective of this work was to investigate and demonstrate the pozzolanic properties bentonites found at San José–Los Escullos deposit, located in southeast Iberian Peninsula, be used manufacturing more durable environmentally compatible cements, mortars concretes. These are mainly composed smectites, with montmorillonite as main clay mineral. They were formed by hydrothermal alteration tuff...

Studies on changes of unfrozen water content in calcium bentonite from Slovakia, with various concentrations copper ions, were carried out using the method differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). In this study, influence molar concentration copper(II) chloride solution (1 M, 0.5 0.25 0.1 M), used to saturate clay, was analyzed, as well impact ions contained and how affects versus temperature. ...