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Genesis and Properties of Collapsible Soils

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Editors:
  1. Edward Derbyshire

    1. Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK

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  2. Tom Dijkstra

    1. Centre for Loess Research, Department of Civil Engineering, Loughborough University of Technology, Loughborough, UK

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  3. Ian J. Smalley

    1. Centre for Loess Research, Department of Civil Engineering, Loughborough University of Technology, Loughborough, UK

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Part of the book series: Nato Science Series C: (ASIC, volume 468)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Types and Distribution of Collapsible Soils

    • C. D. F. Rogers
    Pages 1-17

  3. Six Definable Particle Types in Engineering Soils and Their Participation in Collapse Events: Proposals and Discussions

    • Ian Jefferson, Ian Smalley
    Pages 19-31

  4. A Stress Path Model for Collapsible Loess

    • Richard L. Handy
    Pages 33-47

  5. Factors and Mechanism of Loess Collapsibility

    • V. I. Osipov, V. N. Sokolov
    Pages 49-63

  6. Techniques to Examine Microfabric and Particle Interaction of Collapsible Soils

    • N. K. Tovey
    Pages 65-91

  7. On the Development of Microstructure in Collapsible Soils

    • Jacques Locat
    Pages 93-128

  8. The Slovak Carpathians Loess Sediments, Their Fabric and Properties

    • A. Klukanova, J. Frankovska
    Pages 129-147

  9. Mechanisms of Collapse of Soil Structure

    • J. Feda
    Pages 149-172

  10. The Collapse Mechanism of a Soil Subjected to One-Dimensional Loading and Wetting

    • D. G. Fredlund, J. K-M. Gan
    Pages 173-205

  11. The Influence of the Clay Component in Loess on Collapse of the Soil Structure

    • Terry W. Mellors
    Pages 207-216

  12. Interpretation and Comparison of Collapse Measurement Techniques

    • S. L. Houston, W. N. Houston, H. H. Mahmoud
    Pages 217-224

  13. Consideration of the Possible Contributions of Amorphous Phases to the Sensitivity of Glaciomarine Clays

    • Stephen P. Bentley, Andrew J. Roberts
    Pages 225-245

  14. Variation in Collapsibility and Strength of Loess with Age

    • Zaiguan Lin
    Pages 247-265

  15. Collapsible Loess on the Loess Plateau of China

    • Edward Derbyshire, Xingmin Meng, Jingtai Wang, Zhiqian Zhou, Baoxong Li
    Pages 267-293

  16. Post-Depositional Processes in High-Sensitivity, Fine-Grained, Collapsible Sediments

    • J. Kenneth Torrance
    Pages 295-311

  17. Changes in Water Chemistry and Loess Porosity with Leaching: Implications for Collapsibility in the Loess of North China

    • T. Muxart, A. Billard, A. Andrieu, E. Derbyshire, X. Meng
    Pages 313-331

  18. Effects of Rock Fragments on the Structural Collapse of Tilled Topsoils during Rain

    • J. W. A. Poesen, B. Van Wesemael
    Pages 333-343

  19. Simulation and Modelling of Collapsible Soils

    • J. D. Nieuwenhuis, M. B. de Groot
    Pages 345-359

  20. Collapse Mechanisms and Design Considerations for Some Partly Saturated and Saturated Soils

    • Guy Lefebvre
    Pages 361-374
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Collapsing engineering soils are a formidable hazard around the world. These difficult materials also include some of the world's most fertile agricultural soils, fostering dense human populations which are therefore increasingly at risk. Despite an impressive literature on the engineering aspects of collapsing soils, these materials are coming under increasing scrutiny by scientists in other fields. This is most evidently the case with soil scientists, stratigraphers and sedimentologists. Past earth surface conditions have a direct influence on the detailed behaviour of collapsible soils: as a complement, these materials also provide detailed data on changing global climates. The selected papers presented here highlight the common ground between three scientific groups with a vested interest in a better understanding of collapsible soils.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK

    Edward Derbyshire

  • Centre for Loess Research, Department of Civil Engineering, Loughborough University of Technology, Loughborough, UK

    Tom Dijkstra, Ian J. Smalley

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