Representation of Ethiopian Wet Spells in Global and Nested Models by Mark R. Jury, Sen Chiao

“…Weather forecast and reanalysis models exhibit different performance in daily rainfall estimation over the Ethiopian highlands, 2000–2012, with ECMWF closer to observations than other models. …”
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Effect of Environmental Degradation on Mechanical Properties of Kenaf/Polyethylene Terephthalate Fiber Reinforced Polyoxymethylene Hybrid Composite by Mohamad Zaki Abdullah, Yakubu Dan-mallam, Puteri Sri Melor Megat Yusoff

“…The samples were exposed to moisture, water spray, and ultraviolet penetration in an accelerated weathering chamber for 672 hours. The tensile strength of the long fiber POM/kenaf (80/20) composite dropped by 50% from 127.8 to 64.8 MPa while that of the hybrid composite dropped by only 2% from 73.8 to 72.5 MPa. …”
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Research on the Ecological Protection of Coal Gangue Slope Based on a Polymer Curing Agent by Jian Zhang, Wen Yi, Weijia Yuan, Yifang Liu, Zifan Sui

“…Simultaneously, the network structure film layer can reduce the influence of weathering and leaching on the coal gangue, prevent the heavy metal elements in coal gangue from entering the surrounding soil, improve the growth environment of plants, and improve the effect of ecological restoration. …”
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Chemical evolution characteristics and influencing factors of groundwater in the saline and fresh water funnel area in Hengshui City, North China by Yanbo Yu, Baizhong Yan, Yapeng Tuo, Xinkai Zhan, Xiandong Xie

“…The origins of hydrochemical components in the groundwater of the two types of funnel areas are influenced by rock weathering. Only the shallow saline water funnel area in the eastern region is impacted by evaporation. …”
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Effect of Repeated Wetting-Drying-Freezing-Thawing Cycles on the Mechanic Properties and Pore Characteristics of Compacted Loess by Fei Wang, Guoyu Li, Wei Ma, Yanhu Mu, Zhiwei Zhou, Jun Zhang, Dun Chen, Jinshuai Zhao

“…The results of mechanical tests indicate that the WDFT weathering can cause significant deterioration of mechanical properties for compacted loess. …”
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Degradation of Strength and Stiffness of Sandstones Caused by Wetting-Drying Cycles: The Role of Mineral Composition by Lu Chen, Yichao Rui, Yihan Zhao

“…Artificial treatments of cyclic wetting-drying are conducted on respective specimens of the three sandstones (0, 10, 20, 30, and 40 cycles) to simulate the damage of rocks exposed to natural weathering. Uniaxial compressive tests are carried out on sandstone specimens to obtain their strength and modulus. …”
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Influence of Elevation on Slake Durability Index of Quartz Mica Schist: A Case Study of East Slope of Manjiazhai Open Pit by Yongfeng Lu, Kepeng Hou, Huafen Sun, Wei Sun, Shengyou Zhang, Jun Jiang

“…At the same time, the higher the slope elevation of open-pit mine, the longer the weathering time of rock, the higher the cumulative damage of rock, and the lower the rock slake durability index. …”
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Microplastics in Agricultural Soil and Their Impact: A Review by P. Solanki, S. Jain, R. Mehrotra, P. Mago and S. Dagar

“…A variety of factors contribute to microplastic pollution in agricultural soils, including plastic mulching, manure, agricultural products (silage nets, twine), sewage sludge, weathering, and other indirect processes. These microplastics migrate, threatening soil integrity and biodiversity. …”
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Using electrical resistivity techniques (ERT and SP) for nondestructive detection of seepage channels at the Leitai heritage site, China by Kai Lu, Kaitian Li, Fan Li, Zhenyu Li, Peng Wang

“…Abstract Seepage accelerates the weathering and destruction of cultural heritage sites, posing a major preservation challenge, while the concealed nature of seepage channels complicates their detection due to noninvasive requirements. …”
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Groundwater Recharge and Hydrogeochemical Evolution in Leizhou Peninsula, China by Yintao Lu, Changyuan Tang, Jianyao Chen, Junhong Chen

“…A reasonable conclusion is that the groundwater chemistry is dominated by rock weathering and rainwater of local origin, which are influenced by seawater carried by the Asian monsoon.…”
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Spatio-temporal Variation Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Bank Collapse in Reservoir Area of Jinghong Hydropower Station by LIANG Ruifeng, XU Peng

“…The reservoir area of Jinghong hydropower station belongs to the medium mountain canyon landform with variable stratum lithologies and complex geological structures.By investigation and review of bank collapse in the reservoir area in 2009,2012,2014 and 2019,this paper summarizes and analyzes the temporal-spatial variation characteristics and influencing factors of bank collapse.The results show that:①Up to the survey period in 2019,there are 299 bank collapses in the reservoir area.The bank collapse with volume between 10~100 m³ occupies the first place,130 bank collapses stop developing and 169 bank collapses are developing;②The number of bank collapse is increasing year by year;the bank collapses are mainly distributed in the reservoir section with steep terrain,thicker loose layer and strong weathered rock;the reservoir area is mainly characterized by small-scale bank collapse,but there is a trend of gradual expansion;the increase of bank collapses which are developing is obviously slowing down and the bank collapses in earlier stage show a gradually stable state;③Specific topography,thicker loose layer,economic trees which are unfavorable to soil and water conservation,and frequent human production activities are the main factors for bank collapses.…”
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Applying equity principles leads to higher carbon removal obligations in Canada by Kasra Motlaghzadeh, Neil Craik, Juan Moreno-Cruz, Vanessa Schweizer, Jay Fuhrman, Keith W. Hipel

“…By 2100, a CDR portfolio, including bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, direct air capture, and enhanced weathering could contribute up to ~500 MtCO2/year of removals. …”
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Experimental Evaluation of Multiple Frost Heaving Parameters for Preflawed Granite in Beizhan Iron Mining, Xinjiang, China by Yu Wang, Dayu Long, Zulifeiya Rejuti, Huajian Wang

“…Ice-driven mechanical weathering in cold regions is considered a main factor impacting the stability of rock mass. …”
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NMR Pore Structure and Dynamic Characteristics of Sandstone Caused by Ambient Freeze-Thaw Action by Bo Ke, Keping Zhou, Hongwei Deng, Feng Bin

“…For a deeper understanding of the freeze-thaw weathering effects on the microstructure evolution and deterioration of dynamic mechanical properties of rock, the present paper conducted the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) tests and impact loading experiments on sandstone under different freeze-thaw cycles. …”
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Assessment of runoff composition and residence time using stable isotopes and hydrochemical characteristics in Urumqi River Basin, northwest China by Siqi Wu, Fang Feng, Shuang Jin, Zhongqin Li, Michael A. Urban, Qiaohua Huang, Qiannian Shi

“…New hydrological insights for the region: The hydrochemical type of river water is Calcium-Sulphate, with rock weathering as the main influence factor. Using the end-member mixing analysis (EMMA), it was calculated that the contribution ratios of ice and snow meltwater, atmospheric precipitation and groundwater to runoff were as follows: 3.81 %, 60.45 %, 35.75 % in spring; 28.99 %, 15.42 %, and 55.59 % in summer; and 22.72 %, 3.34 %, and 73.94 % in autumn. …”
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Comprehensive Application of Borehole Fine Detection Methods: A Case Study in Shantou Bay Subsea Tunnel by Chengkun Wang, Zhengyu Liu, Zhao Dong, Fengkai Zhang, Chuanyi Ma, Xiaolin Xu, Qian Guo

“…Water inrush disaster is one of the most severe problems during the construction of sea tunnels, primarily due to faults, karst, and weathered zones. Once a water inrush disaster occurs, it can lead to construction delays, traffic disruptions, and major economic losses, as well as potential consequences such as seawater intrusion, casualties, project suspension, and tunnel closure. …”
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Technique for improving concrete characteristics with bacillus: Insights on strength and durability by Sayali Sandbhor, Sayali Apte, Shubham Puranik, Mansi Asati, Samyak Rai

“…Numerous problems, including weathering, cracks, leaks, and bending, among others, appear in concrete after construction. …”
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Nature and Properties of Lateritic Soils Derived from Different Parent Materials in Taiwan by Tzu-Hsing Ko

“…The investigation results revealed that the parent materials would play an important role during soil weathering process and physical, chemical, and mineralogy compositions strongly affect the formation of lateritic soils.…”
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Occurrence, Source, and Mobilization of Iron, Manganese, and Arsenic Pollution in Shallow Aquifer by Md. Shajedul Islam, M. G. Mostafa

“…In this study, the elevated levels of dissolved organic carbon, salinity, total hardness, and log10 pCO2; the lower value of dissolved oxygen; and some oxidizing groups of samples influence the reductive environment of Fe and Mn weathering. The investigation illustrated that the source of both metals on the upper platform is consolidated silty soil and aquifer sediment, whereas, in the river valley, they originate from Fe and Mn-bearing nodules in the rich clay layer and tidal mud. …”
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Experimental Analysis on Compression Characteristics of Improved Phyllite Filler by ZHANG Yang

“…Soil compression is an important characteristic that affect the construction and operation of improved soft rock filling in mountainous ports.Through adding 5% cement to improve the weakly weathered phyllite filler,setting 4 kinds of rolling loads and 5 cycles of loading and unloading,and using an improved high-pressure lever consolidation instrument,this paper measures the soil strain,compaction and porosity ratio under different stress states,and specifies the change law of compression modulus and resilience modulus during loading and unloading process.The test results shows that:The deformation of the modified phyllite filler mainly occurs in the first loading process,and it increases significantly with the increase of the rolling load.The porosity ratio curve shows a concave shape with the increased cycles of loading and unloading.When the rolling load is 100 kPa,the curve of porosity ratio is nonlinear with the increased cycles of loading and unloading;when the rolling load is 200 kPa,the compression of the soil changes from medium to low with the increase of compaction cycles.At this time,the modulus of resilience takes a minimum value.It is suggested that the 200 kPa roller compaction stress should be used as the first static compaction during the construction of improved soft rock filling in mountainous ports,which should be increased appropriately in the subsequent construction.…”
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