Nitric Acid-treated Bentonite Clay: A Novel Oxidation Supported Reagent by Charis R. Theocharis, John B. Tomlinson, Adam O. Whelan, George C.P. Zychowicz

“…Bentonite clay washed with 6 M nitric acid is active in the oxidation of benzaldehyde to benzoic acid. …”
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Research on Nanoeffect of Penetration and Consolidation under Nonlinear Characteristics of Saturated Soft Clay by Yu Zhao, Ning Wang, Deying Zhang

“…In order to systematically study the nanopermeability properties of saturated soft clay under different consolidation pressures and different osmotic pressures, this paper analyzes various loading and unloading conditions that affect the permeability of soil based on the material description equation with displacement as the control variable of large deformation consolidation theory. …”
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An Improved Nonlinear Settlement Calculation Method for Soft Clay considering Structural Characteristics by Binhui Ma, Zhuo Li, Kai Cai, Zhiyong Hu, Minghua Zhao, Chengbin He, Bingchu Chen, Xiaocheng Huang

“…The settlement calculation model for soft clay foundation is established based on Hooke’s law and the Duncan-Chang model. …”
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Research on the Strength Variation of Root-Clay Systems under Freeze-Thaw Action by Lin Yang, Hengxing Wang, Chunpeng Han, Hong Guo, Yafeng Gong, Yulong He

“…Several stages of the pull-out process of the root system in clay are explicitly proposed based on the interfacial friction test results. …”
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Prediction of Response of Existing Building Piles to Adjacent Deep Excavation in Soft Clay by Yao-Ying Liang, Nian-Wu Liu, Feng Yu, Xiao-Nan Gong, Yi-Tian Chen

“…This study investigates building settlements near excavations in soft clay. A simplified theoretical method is proposed to predict the additional settlements and axial forces of excavation-adjacent existing building floating piles in soft clay. …”
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Model Test and Back Analysis of Shield Tunnel Load Distribution in Soft Clay by Haoshuang Niu, Xiaolin Weng, Chao Tian, Deng Wang

“…Combined with the soft clay layer of Foshan metro, a back-analysis method combining model test and numerical simulation is developed. …”
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Quality of consolidation of sandy-clay agglutinant sands by pneumatic stream with further compressing by D. M. Kukuj, D. M. Golub

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Semianalytical Solution for Thermal Consolidation of Viscoelastic Marine Clay with the Fractional Order Derivative by Minjie Wen, Lichen Li, Xinchen Qiu, Yi Tian, Kuihua Wang, Kaifu Liu, Wenbing Wu

“…The deformation property of marine clay under a heat source has received considerable attention in the geotechnical literature. …”
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Probabilistic stability assessment of slope considering soft soil and silty clay foundations by Gan Liu, Dongxian Li

“…., soft soil and silty clay foundations) are used to illustrate the proposed methodology. …”
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A Study of Mechanical Property of Artificial Frozen Clay under Dynamic Load by Dongwei Li, Juhong Fan

“…To determine the mechanical properties of artificial frozen clay under dynamic load, 81 triaxial shear tests were carried out for artificial frozen clay at different temperatures, amplitudes, frequencies, and precompressions and three kinds of testing conditions. …”
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Shear Strength of Compacted Clays as Affected by Mineral Content and Wet-Dry Cycles by Frederick Nai Charkley, Kunyong Zhang, Guoxiong Mei

“…The behaviors of high-plasticity clays depend largely on the clay mineral content. …”
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Effect of Clay Addition on Mechanical Properties of Unsaturated Polyester/Glass Fiber Composites by Kusmono, Zainal Arifin Mohd Ishak

“…Unsaturated polyester (UP)/glass fiber/clay composites were prepared by hand layup method. …”
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Performance of some civil engineering structures on Odukpani clay shale, Southeastern Nigeria by Abidemi Olujide Ilori, Anthony Michael George, Ini Christopher Umoh, Ediomo O. Eyakndue, Ubong Udoette Ukpekpe

“…The Ekenkpon and Nkporo classifies as organic silt and clay with high plasticity (OH) and Inorganic silt, (MH) respectively, while New Netim marl classify as lean clay (CL). …”
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RESEARCH ON THE RECOVERY OF SOME AGRICULTURAL WASTE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH CLAY MATRICES by ELENA SURDU, CLAUDIA-DANA FARCAȘ-FLAMAROPOL, PETRU CÂRDEI, ION DURBACĂ, NICOLETA SPOREA

Subjects: “…agricultural waste, composites, clay, technology…”
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The Effect of Temperature on Dynamic Characteristics of Frozen Clay under Principal Stress Rotation by Bin-Long Zhang, Da-Yan Wang, Zhi-Wei Zhou, Wei Ma, Le-Le Lei

“…To comprehend the dynamic characteristics of frozen clay under complex stress sate, including continuous rotation of the principal stress, this study investigates the effect of temperature on the dynamic characteristics of frozen clay under principal stress rotation using a frozen hollow cylinder apparatus (FHCA-300). …”
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Investigation on the strength of expanded clay aggregate concrete specimens after thermal exposure by Danguolė Plungytė, Ričardas Plungė

Subjects: “…expanded clay concrete…”

Interaction of Cationic Polymer-Treated Geosynthetic Clay Liners with Various Saline Solutions by Hakkı O. Özhan

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Monitoring Nitrogen Leaching for the Evaluation of the Dutch Minerals Policy for Agriculture in Clay Regions by Dico Fraters, Leo J.M. Boumans, Ton C. van Leeuwen, Wim D. de Hoop

“…This paper presents the results of the Dutch monitoring program for agriculture in the clay regions for the period 1996–2000 and evaluates the monitoring strategy. …”
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Deformation and Damping Characteristics of Lightweight Clay-EPS Soil under Cyclic Loading by Yundong Zhou, Mingdong Li, Qibao He, Kejun Wen

“…Lightweight Clay-EPS Soil (LCES) is a newly developed material which has many merits such as the adjustability of strength and density, simplicity for construction, and economical efficiency. …”
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Microwave-Assisted Preparation of Biodegradable Water Absorbent Polyacrylonitrile/Montmorillonite Clay Nanocomposite by Prafulla K. Sahoo, Trinath Biswal, Ramakanta Samal

“…Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/Montmorillonite (MMT) clay nanocomposite was prepared in a microwave oven using a transition metal Co(III) complex taking ammonium persulfate (APS) as initiator with a motive of converting hydrophobic PAN into hydrophilic nanocomposite material via nanotechnology by the inclusion of MMT to the virgin polymer. …”
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