🌱 Exploring the fascinating world of soils! Did you know about Cambisols? Cambisols exhibit at least the beginnings of horizon differentiation in the subsoil, evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content, or carbonate content. These soils are characterised by slight or moderate weathering of parent material and the absence of appreciable quantities of illuviated clay, organic matter, Aluminum, and/or Iron compounds. They encompass soils that may not fit perfectly into other soil groups, including highly weathered ones. Join us in exploring the dynamic processes shaping our Earth beneath our feet! 🌍 #BIOservicES #Cambisols #Soil #EuropeanProject #HorizonProject #BasicConcepts
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#Thixotropy can be described as the process of softening owing to remoulding or disturbance. It is an isothermal, reversible, time-dependent process occurring under conditions of constant composition and volume, whereby a material stiffens while at rest and softens or liquefies upon remoulding (Mitchell 1960). Except coarse clean sands and gravel, all sediments are thixotropic. For thixotropy testing of soils, please contact Gary Emms at the SSL Bristol lab Structural Soils RSK Group #GeotechnicalEngineering, #SoilTesting, #GeotechnicalLab, #MarineClays
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I am happy to share part of my presentation at Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on “DEFORMATION CHARACTERISTICS OF GEOMATERIALS” held in Porto, September 2023. This video introduces the importance and objective of the research on the “#liquefaction #potential of gravelly soils (#mixtures of #sand and #gravel). " It also provides information and details on the #specimen #preparation method used to make gravelly specimens with #reliable #data. The entire content of the presentation is available in the following paper, testing out the following hypotheses: - “There may be a link between the #cyclic #resistances of sand-silt and sand-gravel mixtures.” - “To what extent is it possible to obtain reliable data from testing on gravel-size particles?” Link of the paper: https://lnkd.in/djszPJGP
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Anti-seepage two cloths and one membrane, composite geomembrane landscape lake, park artificial lake . #Geomembrane #Geosynthetics #EnvironmentalEngineering #LandfillTechnology #GeotechnicalEngineering #WasteContainment #EcoFriendly https://buff.ly/3Sm4M9U
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Manufacturer of geosynthetic products | Geomembrane | Geotextile | Geogrid | GCL (Geosynthetics Clay Liner)
Anti-seepage two cloths and one membrane, composite geomembrane landscape lake, park artificial lake . #Geomembrane #Geosynthetics #EnvironmentalEngineering #LandfillTechnology #GeotechnicalEngineering #WasteContainment #EcoFriendly https://buff.ly/3Sm4M9U
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Actinolite, with its fibrous crystalline structure, exhibits a striking green coloration, ranging from pale to dark shades. It belongs to the amphibole group of minerals, characterized by its elongated prismatic crystals and excellent cleavage. Actinolite occurs worldwide, predominantly in metamorphic environments like Alps in Europe, the Appalachian Mountains in North America, and the Andes in South America. The versatile nature of Actinolite renders it invaluable across various domains. In the realm of construction and architecture, Actinolite serves as a decorative stone, Beyond construction, Actinolite finds utility in the realm of agriculture, where it enriches soil fertility by releasing essential nutrients over time. Additionally, its presence in certain metamorphic rocks contributes to the formation of mineral deposits, which are vital for industrial processes such as iron and steel production. #Actinolite #Gemstone
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Tensar Chief Civil Engineer FInstRE FPWI MHKIE MIMMM | ISSMGE Board Member | BGA Vice Chair | ICE Council Member
👇This is turning WASTE (such as 6f2, 6f5, demolition fill etc) to RESOURCE 🗑️➡️💰 👇This is this reducing pavement thickness 🛣️ 👇This is reducing lorry trips to the site 🚛 👇This reducing water requirement for unbound subbase aggregate compaction 💦 👇This is reducing construction time 🕰️🚧 👇This is reducing the risk for site accidents ❤️🩹 👇This is reducing construction cost for our Clients💰💰💰 👇This is reducing maintenance costs to our Asset Owners 📉💷 👇This is adding resilience to infrastructure 🛤️🛣️ 👇This is circular economy ♻️💹 👇This is addressing Net Zero 🍃 👇This is bridging the gap between academia and practitioners 👨🏻💻🤝👷🏻♂️ 🫵Join our crusade to more efficient, resilient and environmentally friendly infrustrure construction and maintenance!! #ThereIsNoPlanetB #geosynthetics #sdgs #SustainableSolutions #CarbonSavings #GeogridSolutions #ProvenTechnology #ResearchBasedTechnology #ResearchProvenTechnology #TensarUnderEveryRoad Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) British Geotechnical Association IGS UK Chapter International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) Network Rail Temporary Works Forum (TWf) Institute of Highway Engineers - North West Branch Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) HKIE Geotechnical Division
🤯 Any aggregate on any subgrade! That’s what the new design methods on Tensarplus can handle. That’s thanks in large part to the new deformation accumulation function that I just published with co-author Erol Tutumluer. It’s a simple function with just one input parameter obtained from cyclic or repetitive load triaxial testing. It works for both the aggregate base course and subgrade soil and is being used to predict rut depth accumulation in the Lees-Han unpaved roads design method. The paper has been peer-reviewed and published in Transportation Geotechnics and is FREE 🆓 to download until 28th January at this link https://lnkd.in/eV_99Mid. Inside you’ll see that the single “alpha” parameter has already been derived from cyclic triaxial tests on a wide range of soils from rail ballast to high-plasticity clay. At Tensar, a division of CMC, we’ve derived alpha for recycled and other alternative aggregate sources, including those mechanically stabilised by geogrid, to help address the growing shortage and rising cost of high-quality aggregates.
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This is a milestone paper that deserves to be recognised for the major significance it will have on the future design of road and rail infrastructure. As materials research and analysis tools become increasingly sophisticated, the tendency is for empirical relationships developed to describe the behaviour of material to become ever more complex. Here, we have exactly the opposite. Andrew Lees and Erol Tutumluer have come up with a beautifully simple, yet rigorously proven means of predicting deformation in road foundations and rail trackbed. Importantly, use of their method has the potential to reduce cost and encourage use of recycled materials.
🤯 Any aggregate on any subgrade! That’s what the new design methods on Tensarplus can handle. That’s thanks in large part to the new deformation accumulation function that I just published with co-author Erol Tutumluer. It’s a simple function with just one input parameter obtained from cyclic or repetitive load triaxial testing. It works for both the aggregate base course and subgrade soil and is being used to predict rut depth accumulation in the Lees-Han unpaved roads design method. The paper has been peer-reviewed and published in Transportation Geotechnics and is FREE 🆓 to download until 28th January at this link https://lnkd.in/eV_99Mid. Inside you’ll see that the single “alpha” parameter has already been derived from cyclic triaxial tests on a wide range of soils from rail ballast to high-plasticity clay. At Tensar, a division of CMC, we’ve derived alpha for recycled and other alternative aggregate sources, including those mechanically stabilised by geogrid, to help address the growing shortage and rising cost of high-quality aggregates.
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FUNDAMENTALS: Let's dive into soil composition (sand/silt/clay), pore space, and other characteristics within the soil. https://loom.ly/26M6BTI
FUNDAMENTALS: Soil Composition and Structure
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Soil structure interaction can be case-specific in deep alluvial basins. There are several contrasting evidences. Using system identification, we found soil structure interaction is more realistic for #elevated #water tank. We consider three reservoir conditions for system identification (full, half, and empty). NB: Slender structures can have different stories, so the use of structural dynamics in design/assessment enhances reliability. The paper is open access, feel free to download and read. #WaterTank #SystemIdentification #SoilStructureInteraction #OMA https://lnkd.in/eDjBruGg
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Let's explore the differences between argillaceous limestone and calcareous limestone, along with their formation processes: 1. Argillaceous Limestone: - Composition: Argillaceous limestone contains a significant amount of clay minerals (such as illite, smectite, or kaolinite) alongside calcium carbonate (CaCO₃). - Texture and Color: It typically has a fine-grained texture and may appear gray, brown, or greenish due to the clay content. - Formation: Argillaceous limestone forms in water (aqueous environments) due to the dominance of clay. It precipitates from water containing dissolved calcium. - Indications: Look for softness, imperviousness, and the presence of fossils (often marine organisms). 2. Calcareous Limestone: - Composition: Calcareous limestone consists mainly of calcite and aragonite (both crystal forms of CaCO₃). It is rich in calcium carbonate. - Texture and Color: It varies from fine-grained to coarse-grained and can be white, gray, or yellow. - Formation: Calcareous limestone forms primarily through biological processes. Accumulation of shells, coral, algae, and other organic debris contributes to its formation. - Indications: Fossils within the rock (e.g., marine shells) are common. 3. Formation Steps: - Argillaceous Limestone: Forms in water where clay minerals and calcium carbonate precipitate. Soft sediments accumulate, and over time, compaction and cementation create the rock. - Calcareous Limestone: Accumulation of calcium carbonate occurs in marine environments. Shells, corals, and other organic matter settle, and subsequent compaction leads to limestone formation. Remember that both types of limestone play essential roles in Earth's geology and have various practical uses. 🌊🌍
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