[HTML][HTML] Loess genesis and worldwide distribution

Y Li, W Shi, A Aydin, MA Beroya-Eitner, G Gao - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Loess formation generally involves the four main stages of production, deflation,
transportation, and deposition of loess particles. Traditionally, loesses are classified as …

[HTML][HTML] Review of collapse triggering mechanism of collapsible soils due to wetting

P Li, S Vanapalli, T Li - Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Loess soil deposits are widely distributed in arid and semi-arid regions and constitute about
10% of land area of the world. These soils typically have a loose honeycomb-type meta …

Loess geohazards research in China: Advances and challenges for mega engineering projects

CH Juang, T Dijkstra, J Wasowski, X Meng - Engineering geology, 2019 - Elsevier
Loess is a meta-stable, cemented assemblage of mainly silt and clay-sized particles of low
plasticity. When dry it behaves like a brittle material, but when wetted up the fabric rapidly …

Danube loess stratigraphy—Towards a pan-European loess stratigraphic model

SB Marković, T Stevens, GJ Kukla, U Hambach… - Earth-Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Danube River drainage basin is the second largest river catchment in Europe
and contains a significant and extensive region of thick loess deposits that preserve a record …

Loess in Europe—its spatial distribution based on a European Loess Map, scale 1: 2,500,000

D Haase, J Fink, G Haase, R Ruske, M Pécsi… - Quaternary Science …, 2007 - Elsevier
The paper focuses on the concept, map** and discussion of loess distribution in Western,
Central and Eastern Europe at a scale of 1: 2,500,000. The research work is based on …

[BOOK][B] Soils in archaeological research

VT Holliday - 2004 - books.google.com
Soils, invaluable indicators of the nature and history of the physical and human landscape,
have strongly influenced the cultural record left to archaeologists. Not only are they primary …

Distribution and failure modes of the landslides in Heitai terrace, China

D Peng, Q Xu, F Liu, Y He, S Zhang, X Qi, K Zhao… - Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Agricultural irrigation has increased the groundwater level in the Heitai terrace (part of the
Heifangtai terrace) by 20 m over nearly five decades, which causes 3–5 landslides each …

Eolian dust and climate: relationships to sources, tropospheric chemistry, transport and deposition

R Arimoto - Earth-Science Reviews, 2001 - Elsevier
The amount of atmospheric dust suspended in the atmosphere and subsequently deposited
on land and in the oceans is largely controlled by processes related to climate; however, the …

The genesis, development, and evolution of original vertical joints in loess

L Feng, M Zhang, Z **, S Zhang, P Sun, T Gu… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Original vertical joints (OVJs), which are highly correlated with loess anisotropy, have been
considered a non-tectonic source of extensive erosion, gully development, and landform …

Pleistocene environmental dynamics recorded in the loess of the middle and lower Danube basin

KE Fitzsimmons, SB Marković, U Hambach - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
The substantial loess deposits of the middle and lower Danube basin in southeastern
Europe represent one of the thickest and most comprehensive terrestrial …