Forming digital kinships with earthen materials. The T-Stool by Rhett Russo

“…The T-Stool was executed in stoneware through the use of a digital twin as a data source for material speculation, to track transformations in the clay, and to implement the use of custom tools.…”
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Bioinspired Design of Building Materials for Blast and Ballistic Protection by Yu-Yan Sun, Zhi-Wu Yu, Zi-Guo Wang

“…The remarkable combination of stiffness and toughness on nacre can motivate the development of bioinspired building materials for impact resistance applications, and the possible toughness designs of cement-based and clay-based composite materials with a layered and staggered structure were discussed.…”
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A Review of the Mechanism of Injury and Treatment Approaches for Illness Resulting from Exposure to Water-Damaged Buildings, Mold, and Mycotoxins by Janette Hope

“…This paper reviews the scientific literature as it relates to commonly used treatments such as glutathione, antioxidants, antifungals, and sequestering agents such as Cholestyramine, charcoal, clay and chlorella, antioxidants, probiotics, and induced sweating.…”
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Effect of Ground Waste Concrete Powder on Cement Properties by Xianwei Ma, Zhenyu Wang

“…The results show that the 20% of GWC powder (by the mass of binder) has little effect on the above properties and can prepare C20 concrete; when the sand made by waste red clay brick (WRB) replaces 20% of river sand, the strength of the concrete is increased by 17% compared with that without WRB sand.…”
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Hellenistic and Roman gems and jewellery from south-western Turkey by Lafli, E., Henig, M.

“…The final two parts of the paper describe two forgeries and then the bezel of a finger‑ring and a clay bulla, both of which are of Hellenistic date…”

POROUS FLY ASH-BASED GEOPOLYMER USABLE AS AN UNCONVENTIONAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL by BOGDAN-VALENTIN PAUNESCU, LUCIAN PAUNESCU, ENIKO VOLCEANOV

“…Geopolymer foam with thermal insulation properties was made by foaming the alumino-silicate mixture composed of fly ash and clay brick waste activated with alkaline activator (water glass and sodium hydroxide in aqueous solution). …”
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Edge Statistics for Lozenge Tilings of Polygons, II: Airy Line Ensemble by Amol Aggarwal, Jiaoyang Huang

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Study on the Mixed Materials Proportion of Stratum Based on the Modelling Experiment by Yijun Zhou, Tao Xu

“…The stratum contains silty clay and silt soil. First of all, the symmetry coefficient of model mechanics parameters are calculated by the equation, and the symmetry ratio is 16 : 1. …”
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Effect of ISPAD Anaerobic Digestion on Ammonia Volatilization from Soil Applied Swine Manure by Susan King, Michael Schwalb, David Giard, Joann Whalen, Suzelle Barrington

“…The objective of this study was therefore to measure NH3 volatilization from both ISPAD and open tank swine manures when applied to 5 different soils, namely, washed sand, a Ste Rosalie clay, an Upland sandy loam, a St Bernard loam, and an Ormstown loam. …”
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Distribution Pattern of Cadmium in the Profile of Shallow Fissure Soil and Its Influencing Factors in Karst Areas with High Geological Background by FAN Pingping, CHEN Jia, ZHANG Feng, NIU Yong, FANG Nufang, WU Zeyan, CAI Huayin

“…The average Cd concentration was 2.99 mg/kg, the concentration was high at 0—20 cm and gradually decreased with increasing soil depth, and Cd was predominantly in the reducible form. (3) Total Cd concentration was mainly influenced by soil pH, CEC, clay, silt, and water-stable aggregates, with CEC being the primary controlling factor for the vertical distribution of Cd. (4) The distribution of Cd speciation was controlled by different factors, depending on the form of Cd, with the weak acid-extractable form primarily influenced by organic matter, the reducible form mainly influenced by CEC, the oxidizable form mainly influenced by CEC, clay, and silt, and the residual form mainly influenced by silt content. (5) There was a significant difference in Cd concentration between the soils of funnel-shaped and trapezoidal fissure profiles and the rectangular fissure profile. …”
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Technosols constructed from urban waste enhance carbon stabilization through improved soil aggregation by Thalita Fernanda Abbruzzini, Blanca Lucia Prado Pano, Lucy Mora Palomino, Alan Ulises Loredo-Jasso, María del Pilar Ortega Larrocea, Ceres Perez Vargas, Victor Manuel Peña Ramirez

“…Macroaggregates accounted for 85% of OC and TN in all technosols, with microaggregates and silt + clay fractions containing 5% and 10%, respectively. …”
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Mineralogy and geochemistry of shale from Shanxi Formation, Southern North China Basin: Implication for organic matter accumulation by Qian Chen, Pei Li, Xiaoliang Wei, Changsheng Chen, Wei Dang, Haikuan Nie, Jinchuan Zhang

“…Moreover, no significant positive correlation was observed between SiO2 and Al/Na ratios, nor between clay minerals and total organic carbon (TOC) content. …”
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Nitrogen Fertilizer Recommendations for Sugarcane Production for Sugar on Florida Sand Soils by J. Mabry McCray, Kelly T. Morgan, Les Baucum

“… Sands used in sugarcane production in Florida have low levels of organic matter, silt, and clay, and they provide little nitrogen (N) through mineralization of organic matter and possess a low capacity for N retention as a result. …”
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Carbon Dioxide, a Releaser for Digging Behavior in Solenopsis Geminata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Walter Hangartner

“…The behavior of ants digging through sand or clay in the direction of trapped nestmates has been described by Belt (1874) and Lafleur (I940). …”
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The Use of ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy for Quantification of Adsorbed Compounds by Giora Rytwo, Roee Zakai, Bernd Wicklein

“…Such procedure might yield overestimates when precipitation or degradation of the adsorbate occurs and underestimates when separation of the sorbent material (e.g., clay particles) with the adsorbed chemical is not effective. …”
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La sculpture sur le bout des doigts. Retour sur l’élaboration d’une salle pédagogique et tactile au musée Bourdelle by Colin Lemoine, Amélie Simier

“…Old photographs show Bourdelle’s workshop filled with collaborators that refute the myth of the solitary artist, working far away from everyone and everything. In clay, plaster, bronze or marble, a sculpture crystallises several skills, multiple professions and countless tools. …”
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Crack simulation for the cover of the landfill � A seismic design by Mehran Karimpour-Fard, Omer Mughieda, Filippo Berto, Nurmunira Muhammad

“…During applying seismic load on the model, the optimized thickness of the clay cover on the landfill was discussed. The thickness of the landfill cover controls the seismic response of the landfill. …”
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Photolysis of dicamba (3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid) in aqueous solution and dispersed on solid supports by Jean-Pierre Aguer, Frédéric Blachère, Pierre Boule, Sandrine Garaudee, Chantal Guillard

“…It was also irradiated in the solid phase without support or adsorbed on laponite (a synthetic clay) and ferric oxide.…”
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Extent, Distribution, and Causes of Soil Acidity under Subsistence Farming System and Lime Recommendation: The Case in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia by Fanuel Laekemariam, Kibebew Kibret

“…The soil pH has shown a significantly (p < 0.001) negative association with clay content (r = −0.33), exchangeable Al (r = −61), exchangeable acidity (r = −0.58), and inorganic fertilizer application (r = −0.33). …”
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Changes in Soil Organic Carbon and Enzyme Activity After Land Use Change in Northeast China by Yang Wang, Te Shan, Peng Zhang, Ming Li

“…In paddy soils, the SOC content in aggregates of varying sizes had the following order: macroaggregates (26.41 g kg⁻¹) < microaggregates (21.91 g kg⁻¹) < silt + clay (15.55 g kg⁻¹) fractions. Similarly, in upland soil, the highest SOC content was found in macroaggregates, with the following sequence: macroaggregates (21.67 g kg⁻¹) < microaggregates (17.44 g kg⁻¹) < silt + clay (15.03 g kg⁻¹) fractions. β-glucosidase (BG) displayed the highest enzyme activities, with average values of 95.99 nmol h⁻¹ g⁻¹ in paddy soil and 85.34 nmol h⁻¹ g⁻¹ in upland soil. …”
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