Study on the Microscopic Characteristics of Ferruginous cement of Banguo Earth Forest in Yuan mou area, Yunnan, China

The column height of earth forest is generally 8~30m in yuanmou county of yunnan province, which is far higher than the self-supporting height of general soil column. Ferruginous cement is an important reason for formation of the tall and erect columnar soil. Macroscopic physical and mechanical test...

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Main Authors: Penghui Luo, Shitao Zhang, Yimin Tian, Fei Ding, Zongming Xu
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2019-07-01
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/esrj/article/view/81911
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description The column height of earth forest is generally 8~30m in yuanmou county of yunnan province, which is far higher than the self-supporting height of general soil column. Ferruginous cement is an important reason for formation of the tall and erect columnar soil. Macroscopic physical and mechanical tests confirmed that the strength of the stratum containing ferruginous cement was much higher than that of the formation without ferruginous cement. The microstructure and morphology of ferruginous cement were analyzed by SEM and EDS. It is found that ferruginous cement is mainly composed of iron compounds and clay minerals, which only exists in certain stratum. In the process of growth, Iron compounds chemically bond with clay minerals during growth to form ferruginous cements, which first form unique sphere on the surface of particles or clay minerals. It then clumps together and fills the spaces between the particles. Finally, the dispersed particles are connected together to form a stable lamellar spatial structure, which greatly improves the strength of the soil. Through the study of ferruginous cement, the mechanism of this natural curing agent is understood, which enriches the research content in this field.
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spelling doaj-art-b856bbc7facc48fb9e9bcd3ec7b550de2025-08-20T02:28:59ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaEarth Sciences Research Journal1794-61902019-07-0123319119810.15446/esrj.v23n3.8191151760Study on the Microscopic Characteristics of Ferruginous cement of Banguo Earth Forest in Yuan mou area, Yunnan, ChinaPenghui Luo0Shitao Zhang1Yimin Tian2Fei Ding3Zongming Xu4Kunming University of Science and Technology - Faculty of Land Resources EngineeringKunming University of Science and Technology - Faculty of Land Resources EngineeringKunming University of Science and Technology - Faculty of Land Resources EngineeringKunming prospecting design Institute of China nonferrous metal Industry Co., LtdKunming prospecting design Institute of China nonferrous metal Industry Co., LtdThe column height of earth forest is generally 8~30m in yuanmou county of yunnan province, which is far higher than the self-supporting height of general soil column. Ferruginous cement is an important reason for formation of the tall and erect columnar soil. Macroscopic physical and mechanical tests confirmed that the strength of the stratum containing ferruginous cement was much higher than that of the formation without ferruginous cement. The microstructure and morphology of ferruginous cement were analyzed by SEM and EDS. It is found that ferruginous cement is mainly composed of iron compounds and clay minerals, which only exists in certain stratum. In the process of growth, Iron compounds chemically bond with clay minerals during growth to form ferruginous cements, which first form unique sphere on the surface of particles or clay minerals. It then clumps together and fills the spaces between the particles. Finally, the dispersed particles are connected together to form a stable lamellar spatial structure, which greatly improves the strength of the soil. Through the study of ferruginous cement, the mechanism of this natural curing agent is understood, which enriches the research content in this field.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/esrj/article/view/81911earth forestferruginous cementsemedsclayspherical iron compound
spellingShingle Penghui Luo
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Yimin Tian
Fei Ding
Zongming Xu
Study on the Microscopic Characteristics of Ferruginous cement of Banguo Earth Forest in Yuan mou area, Yunnan, China
Earth Sciences Research Journal
earth forest
ferruginous cement
sem
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clay
spherical iron compound
title Study on the Microscopic Characteristics of Ferruginous cement of Banguo Earth Forest in Yuan mou area, Yunnan, China
title_full Study on the Microscopic Characteristics of Ferruginous cement of Banguo Earth Forest in Yuan mou area, Yunnan, China
title_fullStr Study on the Microscopic Characteristics of Ferruginous cement of Banguo Earth Forest in Yuan mou area, Yunnan, China
title_full_unstemmed Study on the Microscopic Characteristics of Ferruginous cement of Banguo Earth Forest in Yuan mou area, Yunnan, China
title_short Study on the Microscopic Characteristics of Ferruginous cement of Banguo Earth Forest in Yuan mou area, Yunnan, China
title_sort study on the microscopic characteristics of ferruginous cement of banguo earth forest in yuan mou area yunnan china
topic earth forest
ferruginous cement
sem
eds
clay
spherical iron compound
url https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/esrj/article/view/81911
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