Determination of Some Soil Characteristics of Roadside Landslides Region: A Case Study of Lapseki-Sevketiye (Canakkale) by Mehmet Parlak

“…While wheat field samples had higher electrical conductivity, organic matter, available potassium (K), clay, silt, and plasticity index, but lower pH and fine sand contents than the inside samples. …”
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Reflections on the role of chemical osmosis mechanisms on the long-term behavior of a collapsed salt cavity by Ledoux, Emmanuel, Hertz, Emmanuel, Robinet, Jean-Charles, Combes, Pierre

“…Recent work on chemical osmosis in clay media, motivated by research on the geological storage of nuclear waste in a clay layer, raises questions about the role of this mechanism on the long-term behavior of the system.Based on a bibliographical approach, the article presents a brisk synthesis of the theory of chemical osmosis and discusses its application to the case of clayey rocks which can constitute imperfect membranes capable of generating osmotic pressures.First, the article presents the equations representing the flow of the fluid and the solute transport according to a simplified formulation adapted to the geometry of the system. …”
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Relationship between Tectonism and Composition and Pore Characteristics of Shale Reservoirs by Fuhua Shang, Yanming Zhu, Haitao Gao, Yang Wang, Ruiyin Liu

“…The samples with strong deformation have more organic pores, mainly related to the clay-organic aggregates and rigid grains. Tectonism can cause organic matter (OM) and clay minerals to be mixed or OM to fill in the clay layers, resulting in the retention of some organic pores. …”
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Biochar reduces early-stage mineralization rates of plant residues more in coarse-textured soils than in fine-textured soils – an artificial-soil approach by T. M. Inagaki, S. Weldon, F. B. Bucka, F. B. Bucka, E. Farkas, D. P. Rasse

“…This finding suggests that biochar can compensate for the lack of clay in promoting C persistence in soil systems. …”
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Short-Term Effects of Tillage Practices on Soil Organic Carbon Turnover Assessed by δ13C Abundance in Particle-Size Fractions of Black Soils from Northeast China by Aizhen Liang, Shenglong Chen, Xiaoping Zhang, Xuewen Chen

“…A distinct increase in silt plus clay OC occurred in NT plots, but not in MP plots. …”
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Eyeing the Beholder by Tobias Lindström

“… Anthropomorphic clay figurines comprise an enigmatic category of finds associated with Pitted Ware culture sites during the latter part of the middle Neolithic period (c. 2900–2300 BC) in the Baltic Sea region. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Some Hyperbranched Polyesteramides/Montmorillonite Nanocomposites by Amal Amin, Moshera Samy

“…Different polyesteramides hyperbranched polymers (HPEA1-6)/montomorillonite clay (MMT) nanocomposites were prepared with three different loading contents of clay (4, 10, and 15 wt%). …”
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Utilization Patterns of IV Iron and Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents in Anemic Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A Multihospital Study by Avani D. Joshi, David A. Holdford, Donald F. Brophy, Spencer E. Harpe, Darcy Mays, Todd W. B. Gehr

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Characterization of Nanoscale Pores in Tight Gas Sandstones Using Complex Techniques: A Case Study of a Linxing Tight Gas Sandstone Reservoir by Chaohui Lyu, Liguo Zhong, Zhengfu Ning, Qing Wang, David R. Cole

“…Results show that tight gas sandstones are primarily comprised of residual interparticle and clay-dominated pores. Clay and quartz are two dominate minerals while pyrite occupies a nontrivial amount as well. …”
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Construction Time of Three Wall Types Made of Locally Sourced Materials: A Comparative Study by Wojciech Drozd, Agnieszka Leśniak, Sebastian Zaworski

“…Reference is made to “Temporary principles of erecting clay buildings” issued by the Institute of Housing Construction in Warsaw (Poland). …”
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CHARACTERIZATION OF ISOBATHS IN THE CENOMANIAN RESERVOIR OF THE MUANDA FIELD – IMPLICATIONS FOR OPTIMAL OIL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT by Marlin Agolo Monza, Franck Tondozi Keto, Raphael Matamba Jibikila, Yves Bolokole Mpehenzale, Osée Mayinga Mayinga

“…The study also subdivided the reservoir into distinct zones according to clay content, revealing that the southwestern zone has a clay content of over 57.42%, while the southeastern zone is less clayey, with a content of less than 41.87%. …”
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Large-Scale Assessment of Soil Physical Quality of Rural Settlements in the Southeast of Goiás, Brazil by Anderson Rodrigo Da Silva, Wênio Vieira, Ítalo Rômulo Mendes de Souza

“…In areas with less than 370 g/kg of clay, land uses that provide low soil cover should be avoided to prevent physical degradation.…”
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Fabrication of Hybrid Materials Based on Waste Polyethylene/Porous Activated Metakaolinite Nanocomposite as an Efficient Membrane for Heavy Metal Desalination Processes by Mahmoud F. Mubarak, Mohamed A. Zayed, Ayman Nafady, Abeer E. L. Shahawy

“…Moreover, elemental mapping studies have confirmed the intercalation of activated bentonite clay within the polymer matrix. The obtained results demonstrated that increased flux and rejection capability of membranes occurred at high clay dosage. …”
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Stability Analysis of Host Claystone under T-M Coupling of HLW Disposal Repository in China: Experiments and Numerical Simulation by Haian Liang, Tan Tang, Longpeng Zhang, Xiaodong Liu, Shuai Liu, Ting Yang, Xinjun Cheng, Juan Zhang

“…Thermal properties of Tamusu clay rock samples are obtained by testing their thermal conductivity. …”
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Diagenetic Fluid and Its Impact on Sandstone Reservoirs in the Southern Boxing Sag, Dongying Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China by Zhenhuan Shen, Zhuang Ruan, Bingsong Yu, Shujun Han, Chenyang Bai, Qiuhong Chang, Tianxia An

“…Moreover, the conversion of clay minerals also provides trace amounts of silica into pore water during the burial process. …”
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Prediction Method for Overconsolidation Ratio of Marine SoftSoil Based on the Piezocone Penetration Tests by Yanbin Fu, Sizhan Zhang, Guiyang Lv, Kaihang Han

“…Then, two prediction methods for OCR considering the roughness and penetration rate of the cone are proposed by combining the ultimate expansion pressures of the probe penetrating the approximate closed solution of cavity expansion in the modified Cambridge model, which is suitable for predicting the OCR of marine soft clay. Finally, to verify the reliability of the two proposed prediction methods, comparisons with the in situ CPTU tests of marine soft clay in two coastal areas and two existing prediction methods are made. …”
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Effect of soil type and vermicompost applications on tomato growth by Marc A. Zucco, S. Alan Walters, She-Kong Chong, Brian P. Klubek, Joseph G. Masabni

“…The sandy soil with VC amendments generally increased tomato plant growth parameters the most compared to the clay and loam soils, with the loam soil generally providing the least.…”
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Experimental Study on the Self-Healing Behavior of Fractured Rocks Induced by Water-CO2-Rock Interactions in the Shendong Coalfield by Jinfeng Ju, Quansheng Li, Jialin Xu

“…In comparison, the sandy mudrock had a high content of clay minerals, and the water-rock interaction caused rapid expansions of illite, mixed illite-smectite, and other clay minerals, thereby narrowing the fractures and causing the rapid permeability decrease during the initial stage. …”
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Coupling Relationship between Lithofacies and Brittleness of the Shale Oil Reservoir: A Case Study of the Shahejie Formation in the Raoyang Sag by Zhaojing Song, Junqian Li, Xiaoyan Li, Ketong Chen, Chengyun Wang, Peng Li, Yongbo Wei, Rixin Zhao, Xiaocheng Wang, Shasha Zhang, Mengying Yan, Haiyan Geng

“…Based on the MS from Shahejie Formation mineral composition (clay mineral, felsic mineral, and calcareous mineral contents), total organic content, and bedding structure (laminated, laminar, and massive), six types of lithofacies were identified: clay-rich MS, felsic-rich MS, calcareous-rich MS, clay MS, felsic MS, and calcareous MS. …”
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Pore Structure Characteristics, Genesis, and Its Controlling Effect on Gas Migration of Quaternary Mudstone Reservoir in Qaidam Basin by Shijie He, Xianglu Tang, Zeyu Shao, Zhenxue Jiang, Bo Wang, Xiaoxue Liu, Yuchao Wang, Mingli Xu

“…Research shows the following: (1) The mudstone reservoirs of the Qigequan Formation mainly develop intergranular pores, clay mineral pores, and intragranular pores. The pore size distribution varies from nanometers to micrometers, and mesopores mainly contribute to the specific surface area. (2) Rigid minerals and clay minerals are the main controlling factors for the pore structure of mudstone reservoirs. …”
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