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Residual soil is the product of the weathering processes for rocks. What are the main characteristics of this residual soil?
11 June 2020 7,160 49 View
Hi, It is possible bulk density decrease with depth ? (0-15 and 15-30 cm)
10 June 2020 5,111 15 View
I recently ran a greenhouse study that had 3 different grass species growing across 4 different soil substrates. There were 40 of each soil:species combination, leading to 480 samples...
30 March 2020 5,326 6 View
Given your specific discipline. Have you ever irretrievably lost data of an ongoing research project? How did you handle it? Thanks in advance. (Also, this is my story. A couple of years ago, in...
30 March 2020 429 21 View
Hi everyone! I am looking for a database that contains a list of organisms, preferentially bacteria, present in the air, water, and soil. Does anyone know any good database/website? Thanks!! Rocio
25 March 2020 2,152 3 View
Raindrops falling on the soil
24 March 2020 4,358 3 View
So I grew some radish seeds in a petri-dish using two different biochars. Is it correct to conclude that the seed number 2 is healthier than number 1? Can anybody help me to understand the growth...
13 March 2020 6,777 5 View
I am working on a numerical analysis to study a steel strip reinforced earth wall. The wall consists of a 7 concrete facing panels and each panel is carries a steel strip reinforcement at its mid...
12 March 2020 5,663 3 View
I have known some physical-based models and emperical models, i.e., the original Stefan model (mainly used in permafrost regions) and its modified modes. However, I consider there would be some...
03 March 2020 1,602 7 View
I came across a confusing concept in a reference and was wondering wether increasing CEC, increases the preference of adsorb sites to bind with cations with higher valence ? For example divalents...
03 March 2020 3,811 3 View
Glycine max seeds are normally inoculated with Bradyrhizobium japonicum before planting, but if I am attempting to see differences in nodulation between treatments with addition of a potentially...
28 February 2020 5,962 5 View
I defined my structure with a model builder of -ndm 3 -ndf 6 and my soil as -ndm 3 -ndf 3 with a stdbrick element. I connected the base of the structure with the brick elements with eqdof in dof1...
19 February 2020 1,898 4 View
As soil quality represent it's "fitness to use" or "capacity of soil to function to sustain productivity maintaining environmental quality and improved health". What are the basic components...
15 February 2020 7,310 6 View
Dear all. To determine the stress-strain state of the construction-base system for seismic effects, is it possible to find the dynamic characteristics of the soil in HS small model (Plaxis) and...
10 February 2020 5,270 3 View
Is there any material which changes into liquid state when given certain vibration such as earthquake? As we know that when we vibrate saturated sand, liquefaction takes places and the sandy soil...
28 January 2020 2,596 3 View
I am tasked to prepare 100g of loam soil composed of 77.5% silt, 12.8% clay, and 9.7% sand. The water content of the soil must be 55% of its maximum water-holding capacity. How must I compute and...
25 January 2020 9,646 3 View
Dear community, I was wondering about the storage of 1:5 soil:water extract for the determination of soil pH and EC. Does the extract need to be analyzed immediately after the extraction? Or the...
18 January 2020 3,119 3 View
Please, can any one help me with simulating an incremental load test on stone column, what are the phases and loading type to be used, considering the soil is soft clay and the test was carried...
06 January 2020 8,353 3 View
Dear scientists and researchers, There's a standpipe casing which has so many displacement throughout its alignment (bended or misaligned) in the ground. It made the reading impossible since the...
03 December 2019 9,392 4 View
Dear all, As can be seen in the attached picture, shortly after the saturation of marl clay, it started to collapse. Although marl contains large amounts of calcium carbonate, it is not...
28 November 2019 4,514 3 View
I am looking for a numerical model, equation or law, which supports the ground subsidence due leakage in underground water pipelines or interaction of water and subsurface soil. Thank you
13 November 2019 2,043 3 View
If we have to do the pesticides/herbicide testing of green leafy and fruit vegetables, 1. What are the important chemical components we need a check? and 2. What is the permissible limits of...
15 October 2019 5,526 2 View
For example I have 1.2 kg of dry soil with 0% moisture content, how much water should I add to increase moisture content to 18.67%?
10 October 2019 2,036 3 View
There are three primary areas of ground movement towards a pressurised TBM: at the face, along the shield skin and at the tail void -(In the attached figure). Can the maximum surface Settelment of...
15 September 2019 10,020 3 View