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• Plugging effect of open-ended piles in sandy soil

  Authors:Junyoung Ko and Sangseom JeongFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 52, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20156,106 words Report 1360LThis paper presents an experimental study of the plugging effect on the capacity of open-ended piles installed in sandy soil. Full-scale tests, including dynamic and static axial compression load tests, were carried out...

• Supplemental calcium applications to creeping bentgrass established on calcareous sand. (Turfgrass Science)

  Authors:R.A. St. John, N.E. Christians, and H.G. TaberFrom:Crop Science (Vol. 43, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May-June 20034,312 words Article Sand-based athletic fields and golf course greens may contain large amounts of CaC[O.sub.3]. Calcium is frequently applied to these areas based on the belief that the Ca within the CaC[O.sub.3] is not readily available...

• Size of subsoil clods affects soil-water availability in sand-clay mixtures

  Authors:Giacomo Betti, Cameron D. Grant, Robert S. Murray, and G. Jock ChurchmanFrom:Soil Research (Vol. 54, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20167,368 words Report 1730LClay delving in strongly texture-contrast soils brings up subsoil clay in clumps ranging from large clods to tiny aggregates depending on the equipment used and the extent of secondary cultivation. Clay delving usually...

• Developpement d'un modele de prediction de la deformation permanente considerant les proprietes physiques du sol d'infrastructure

  Authors:Youdjari Djonkamla, Guy Dore, and Jean-Pascal BilodeauFrom:Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (Vol. 43, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20165,962 words Report 1690LThe permanent deformation of the road subgrade soil accumulated during passage of the cyclic loads is mainly due to the post-compacting and plastic flow mechanisms according to a study by the National Cooperative...

• Seismic response of sands in centrifuge tests

  Authors:Mohammad H.T. Rayhani and M. Hesham El NaggarFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 45, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20086,817 words Report 1440LAbstract: Seismic site response of sandy soils and seismic soil-structure interaction are investigated using an electrohydraulic earthquake simulator mounted on a centrifuge container at an 80g field. The results of...

• Effects of Row-Type, Row-Spacing, Seeding Rate, Soil-Type, and Cultivar Differences on Soybean Seed Nutrition under US Mississippi Delta Conditions

  Authors:Nacer Bellaloui, Herbert A. Bruns, Hamed K. Abbas, Alemu Mengistu, Daniel K. Fisher, and Krishna N. ReddyFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 10, 20159,396 words Article 1750LThe new Early Soybean Production System (ESPS), developed in the Midsouth USA, including the Mississippi delta, resulted in higher yield under irrigated and non-irrigated conditions. However, information on the effects...

• Improving the strength of sandy soils via ureolytic CaCO.sub.3 solidification by Sporosarcina ureae

  Authors:Justin Michael Whitaker, Sai Vanapalli, and Danielle FortinFrom:Biogeosciences (Vol. 15, Issue 14) Peer-Reviewed

  July 18, 2018326 words Author abstract, Bri...

  Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) is a biogeochemical process that can be applied to strengthen materials. The hydrolysis of urea by microbial catalysis to form carbonate is a commonly...

• Linking ecology and systematics of acidobacteria: Distinct habitat preferences of the Acidobacteriia and Blastocatellia in tundra soils

  Authors:Anastasia A. Ivanova, Alena D. Zhelezova, Timofey I. Chernov, Svetlana N. Dedysh, and Ying MaFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 17, 20206,396 words Article 1570LThe Acidobacteria is one of the major bacterial phyla in soils and peatlands. The currently explored diversity within this phylum is assigned to 15 class-level units, five of which contain described members. The...

• Irrigation scheduling for a sandy soil using mobile frequency domain reflectometry with a checkbook method

  Authors:C.A.M. Laboski, J.A. Lamb, R.H. Dowdy, J.M. Baker, and J. WrightFrom:Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (Vol. 56, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 20013,318 words Article ABSTRACT: Time domain reflectometry (TDR) has changed the way researchers measure soil water content. A technology similar to TDR, called frequency domain reflectometry (FDR) can now he applied to practical field...

• Measurement of electrical conductivity of pore water in saturated sandy soils using time domain reflectometry (TDR) measurements

  Authors:R.P. Chen, Y.M. Chen, W. Xu, and X. YuFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 47, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20105,502 words Report Studying solute transport in soils is hampered by a lack of technology for continuously monitoring ionic concentration of contaminants. The electrical conductivity of pore water is a strong indicator of ionic...

• Management options for water-repellent soils in Australian dryland agriculture

  Authors:M.M. Roper, S.L. Davies, P.S. Blackwell, D.J.M. Half, D.M. Bakker, R. Jongepier, et al.From:Soil Research (Vol. 53, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 201515,146 words Report 1430LWater-repellent ('non-wetting') soils are a major constraint to agricultural production in southern and south-west Australia, affecting >10Mha of arable sandy soils. The major symptom is dry patches of surface soil,...

• Cementation of sand soil by microbially induced calcite precipitation at various degrees of saturation

  Authors:Liang Cheng, Ralf Cord-Ruwisch, and Mohamed A. ShahinFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 50, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20137,521 words Report 1530LA newly emerging microbiological soil stabilization method, known as microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP), has been tested for geotechnical engineering applications. MICP is a promising technique that...

• Soil-water characteristics of compacted sandy and cemented soils with and without vegetation

  Authors:W.M. Yan and Guanghui ZhangFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 52, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20157,979 words Report 1290LExperiments were undertaken to study the soil-water characteristics of compacted sandy soil (SS) and cemented soil (CS) in field and laboratory conditions. The influence of vegetation and material density on the...

• Weak Evidence of Regeneration Habitat but Strong Evidence of Regeneration Niche for a Leguminous Shrub

  Authors:Florian Delerue, Maya Gonzalez, Richard Michalet, Sylvain Pellerin, and Laurent AugustoFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 22, 201510,063 words Article 1430LThe identification of an ecological niche specific to the regeneration phase has mobilised significant attention. However, the importance of the regeneration niche concept remains unclear. Our main objective was to...

• Challenges and opportunities for grain farming on sandy soils of semi-arid south and south-eastern Australia.

  Authors:Murray Unkovich, Therese McBeath, Rick Uewellyn, James Hall, Vadakattu V.S.R Cupta, and Lynne M. MacdonaldFrom:Soil Research (Vol. 58, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July 202010,369 words Report 1580LSandy soils make up a substantial fraction of cropping land in low rainfall (<450 mm p.a.) south and southeastern Australia. In this paper we review the possible soil constraints to increased production on these soils in...

• The nitrification inhibitor 3,4,-dimethylpyrazole phosphate strongly inhibits nitrification in coarse-grained soils containing a low abundance of nitrifying microbiota

  Authors:Elliott G. Duncan, Cathryn A. O'Sullivan, Anna K. Simonsen, Margaret M. Roper, Mark B. Peoples, Karen Treble, et al.From:Soil Research (Vol. 55, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20177,275 words Author abstract, Rep... 1280LThe effectiveness of the nitrification inhibitor 3,4,-dimethylpyrazole phosphate (DMPP) on sandy soils containing low nitrifying microbial abundance has not been established. Two coarse-grained soils, representative of...

• Plastic limits of agricultural soils as functions of soil texture and organic matter content

  Authors:Thomas Keller and Anthony R. DexterFrom:Soil Research (Vol. 50, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20127,659 words Report 1320LThe plastic limits (lower plastic limit, PL; and liquid limit, LL) are important soil properties that can yield information on soil mechanical behaviour. The objective of this paper is to study the plastic limits of...

• Analysis of soil moisture condition under different land uses in the arid region of Horqin sandy land, northern China

  Authors:C. Y. Niu, A. Musa, and Y. LiuFrom:Solid Earth (Vol. 6, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 23, 2015293 words Brief article Land use plays an important role in controlling spatial and temporal variations of soil moisture by influencing infiltration rates, runoff and evapotranspiration, which is important to crop growth and vegetation...

• Offshore anchor piles under mooring forces: centrifuge modeling

  Authors:Mohamed I. Ramadan, Stephen D. Butt, and R. PopescuFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 50, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20135,501 words Report 1450LOffshore anchor piles are seafloor moorings that keep the position of floating structures during a harsh environment. These piles are usually subjected to a wide range of monotonic and cyclic lateral-to-oblique pullout...

• Effects of psychrometrics conditions on the drying of a porous soil

  Authors:Olukayode D. Akinyemi, N. Mendes, M. Jonsson, J. Meissner, and S. de LinharesFrom:Journal of Building Physics (Vol. 31, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20075,426 words Article 1570LABSTRACT: Coupled heat and water movement investigation in porous media is becoming increasingly relevant in sciences and engineering such as geophysics, where geothermal flux is a key issue, and in building technology...