[HTML][HTML] Experimental analysis of the fire-induced effects on the physical, mechanical, and hydraulic properties of slo** pyroclastic soils

D Peduto, L Iervolino, V Foresta - Geosciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The paper investigates the changes in the physical, mechanical, and hydraulic properties of
coarse-grained pyroclastic soils, considered under both wildfire-burned and laboratory …

Clues of wildfire-induced geotechnical changes in volcanic soils affected by post-fire slope instabilities

D Peduto, L Iervolino, G Esposito, V Foresta… - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2022 - Springer
Wildfires can significantly affect mountain hillslopes through the combustion of trees and
shrubs and changes in soil properties. The type and magnitude of the associated post-fire …

Role of hydrophobic sand particle granularity on water droplet post-impact dynamics

M Movasat, A De La Cruz, I Tomac - International Journal of Multiphase …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates, experimentally and theoretically, the effects of sand particle size
and hydrophobicity of a water drop impacting horizontal and inclined surfaces within a …

Effect of data availability and pedotransfer estimates on water flow modelling in wildfire-affected soils

SE Acevedo, SI Martínez, CP Contreras, CA Bonilla - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the impact of wildfires on soils exposed to fire is critical, especially in the
current climate scenario, where an increase in the occurrence of wildfires is expected. Near …

Wildfire burn severity and post-wildfire time impact mechanical and hydraulic properties of forest soils

RA Ramirez, W Jang, TH Kwon - Geoderma Regional, 2024 - Elsevier
Vegetation contributes to the overall slope stability and is recognized as an environmentally
friendly nature-based solution. Wildfires burn and denude vegetated slopes, thus increasing …

Hydrogeochemical Responses of MTMS-Coated Capillary Cover under Heavy Rainfalls

L **a, J Chen, Y Yang, H Zhao, L Zhan, B Bate - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
To limit the oxidation of waste rocks that originates from mining operations and the
subsequent leaching of acidic solutions with high concentration of metal ions, a tailing–rock …

Synergistic effects of density, gradation, particle size, and particle shape on the water entry pressure of hydrophobized sands

X **ng, Y Saulick, SDN Lourenço - Canadian Geotechnical …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
This paper examines the specific role and interdependencies between soil density, particle
size, particle shape, and gradation on the water entry pressure of hydrophobized sands. The …

Kinematics of Post-Wildfire Debris Flow Initiation Mechanism: Impact of Hydrophobic Layer Spatial Variability and Particle Size

M Movasat, I Tomac - Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
Post-wildfire debris flow events have been more frequent due to climate change and
increased wildfire adversity. Changes in non-cohesive soil hydrophobicity, burn, and …

Hysteretic water-retention behaviour of unsaturated hydrophobised soils

Z Zhou, AA Karimzadeh, AK Leung, SY Fok - Géotechnique, 2024 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Hydrophobised soils found in the superficial region of earthen infrastructure can affect the
hydrological processes of these structures. The hysteretic water-retention curve (WRC) …

The role of wildfires in the recovery strategy for the endangered southern California steelhead

MH Capelli - 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
ABSTRACT Southern California steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) occupy wildfire-prone
watersheds from the Santa Maria River in Santa Barbara County to the Tijuana River at the …