Cemented paste backfill (CPB) is an efficient and sustainable technology for the disposal of
tailings in mining industry. However, the flowability of CPB is not completely clear due to the …

This paper reports the use of commercial bentonite clay as cheap natural adsorbent for the
Carbendazim removal from water. The very fast and quite complete removal (80% of the …

Due to the intrinsically limited mechanical properties, functionalities and structures of
mineral material composites (MMCs) made through traditional fabrication approaches, there …

Earth pressure balance shield (EPBS) has become the mainstream construction method for
metro tunnels in China, which inevitably generates a large amount of discharged soil …

The effects of alkali type and pH on the physical properties of carrageenan have been
extensively studied. However, their effects on certain characteristics of solid-state properties …

Sediment slurries, characterized by their high concentrations of fine-grained cohesive
sediment, are prevalent in various aquatic environments, including fluid mud, sediment …

The frontal part of the Japan Trench plate‐boundary fault is enriched in low‐strength
smectite, and this material characteristic is thought to be a factor for the large fault slip during …

Leakages from fuel tanks and fuel transport pipelines are common occurrences that affect
the environment and the geotechnical properties of geomaterials, which is of significant …

Clay sediments are the main component of seabed sediment. Interactions between the nano-
sized, disk-shaped and charged clay particles are complicated, as they control the …

The rheological behavior of the bentonite dispersion was studied at different ionic strength
and solid content. The yield and flow behavior of the dispersion changed with both the ionic …