Microwave brightness temperature measurements were made over three different bare soils at frequencies of 5 GHz (X = 6 cm) and 1.67 GHz (X = 18 cm) to compare differences in penetration depth according to texture, soil moisture, and wavelength. The soil plots were wetted, and circularly polarized microwave measurements were made during the dry-down cycle. Soil profile temperature and profile mo...

Water penetration in many California orchards and vinyards is a serious management problem. Chemical properties of soils related to their aggregate stability and crust strength were measured to determine if one or more properties could be used to predict crusting. None of the measured properties, including aggregate stability, texture, organic matter, and various forms of iron, aluminum, or sil...

Acidovorax sp. strain NO1, isolated from gold mine soil, was shown to be a facultative anaerobic arsenite-oxidizing and nitrate-reducing bacterium. The reported draft genome predicts the presence of genes involved in arsenic metabolism, nitrate reduction, phosphate transport, and multiple metal resistances and indicates putative horizontal gene transfer events.

During driving sleeve of cast-in-place piles by vibratory hammers, soils were squeezed into sleeve and then soil plugging was formed. The physic-mechanical properties of the soil plug have direct influence on the load transmission between the sleeve wall and soil plug. Nevertheless, the researches on this issue are insufficient. In this study, finite element and infinite element coupling model ...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play major roles in nutrient acquisition by crops and are key actors of agroecosystems productivity. However, agricultural practices can have deleterious effects on plant–fungi symbiosis establishment in soils, thus inhibiting its potential benefits on plant growth and development. Therefore, we have studied the impact of different soil management techniques, ...

Laboratory-controlled cone penetration test results of a silty gold tailings in variety saturated and unsaturated states, obtained using two calibration chambers, are presented then interpreted state parameter-based approach. The research was conducted as part the TAILLIQ project (tailliq.com), funded by Australian Research Council six mining companies, involving four universities.Cone resistan...