The nautical bottom (ie, the level at which contact with a ship's keel causes either damage or
unacceptable effects on controllability and manoeuvrability of a ship) should be associated …

Kaolinite suspensions are known to have quite fast settling behaviour and Newtonian
character, particularly at low concentrations, due to the non-swelling nature of their …

When investigating the effect of muddy seabeds on marine vessels using Computational
Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software, one challenge is to adequately describe the complex non …

The information concerning the effects of microplastics (MPs) on lake sediment environment,
particularly structural properties, is still scant. This study aimed to investigate the effect of …

Researchers looking for sustainable materials with optimal mechanical properties may draw
inspiration from a baseball tradition. For nearly 100 y, a mysterious mud harvested from an …

Solid fluidization is a novel method for marine hydrate exploitation. The rheological
characteristics of hydrate slurry are significant for hydrate fluidization and safe …

Purpose The presence of organic matter in cohesive sediment results in the formation of clay-
organic flocs, which eventually impart complex rheological behavior including shear …

Anaerobic sediment organic matter decay generates methane, delays sediment
consolidation, reduces sediment density, viscosity and shear strength, all impacting 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 …

Natural fine-grained suspensions usually exhibit a complex rheological fingerprint–in
particular a two-step yielding phenomenon–due to the presence of mineral clay particles …