Soil morphological characteristics in the active volcanic toposequence zone at Tangkuban Parahu volcano, Indonesia by Dani Lukman Hakim, Bjoern Machalett, Riyanto Adji, Rachmi Satwhikawara, Syamsu Alam

“…Profile III, at intermediate elevations, consisted of highly weathered soil with sandy loam textures and clear layer demarcations, suggesting prolonged soil development and consolidation. …”
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Soil and Groundwater Characteristics of a Legacy Spill Site by A Adoki

“…Where it occurs within the subsurface, the groundwater was observed to occur either within the lower part of the sandy clay or within the sands and gravels layer. …”
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Soil and Groundwater Characteristics of a Legacy Spill Site by A Adoki

“…Where it occurs within the subsurface, the groundwater was observed to occur either within the lower part of the sandy clay or within the sands and gravels layer. …”
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Multifractal Analysis of Temporal Variation in Soil Pore Distribution by Yanhui Jia, Yayang Feng, Xianchao Zhang, Xiulu Sun

“…A 200 m × 200 m test plot with five sampling points was used to collect soil samples at three depth layers (10–30 cm, 30–50 cm, and 50–70 cm) for soil water retention curve and particle size composition analysis, with a total of seven sampling events throughout the growing season. …”
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Liquefaction Evaluation Based on Shear Wave Velocity Using Random Forest by Lu Liu, Shushan Zhang, Xiaofei Yao, Hongmei Gao, Zhihua Wang, Zhifu Shen

“…Five training parameters are selected for RF model including seismic magnitude (Mw), peak horizontal ground surface acceleration (amax), stress-corrected shear wave velocity of soil (Vs1), sandy-layer buried depth (ds), and a new introduced parameter, stress ratio (k). …”
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Deformation Characterisation and Distress Diagnosis of a Metro Shield Tunnel by Adjacent Constructions by Ting-jin Liu, Si-wei Chen, Hong-yuan Liu

“…The shield tunnel lies in a sandy layer of the typical upper-soft and lower-hard strata in Guangzhou district, and the deformation of the tunnel has been monitored since the tunnel was put into operation. …”
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Preliminary Evaluation of Some Engineering Geological Properties of Soils in the New Yenagoa Town, Bayelsa State, Central Niger Delta by PO Youdeowei, HO Nwankwoala

“…BH 2 to BH 10 present single to two layered stratigraphy of the commonly occurring fine sand and silty clay in various thicknesses to the maximum drilled depth of 10m. …”
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Preliminary Evaluation of Some Engineering Geological Properties of Soils in the New Yenagoa Town, Bayelsa State, Central Niger Delta by PO Youdeowei, HO Nwankwoala

“…BH 2 to BH 10 present single to two layered stratigraphy of the commonly occurring fine sand and silty clay in various thicknesses to the maximum drilled depth of 10m. …”
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Loss of phosphorus by runoff from soils after amendment with poultry litter co-composted with crop waste by Asma Saleem, Muhammad Irshad, An Ping, Bushra Haroon

“…Silt loam soil amended with co-composted poultry litter/agro-waste reduced P losses more significantly as compared to sandy clay soil. Conclusion The application of manure amendments with agro-wastes decreased the losses of soluble P and would reduce detrimental environmental effects.…”
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Effects of landslide hazards on quality of stream water and sediments by O. Phewnil, T. Pattamapitoon, N. Semvimol, W. Wararam, K. Duangmal, A. Intaraksa, K. Chunkao, P. Maskulrath, S. Hanthayung, P. Wichittrakarn

“…The affected areas included the southern and northern provinces of Thailand.This study investigated the consequences of landslide hazards on stream water and sediment quality in two watersheds: the Mae Phul–Mae Prong watershed in Uttaradit province, the northern part of Thailand, and the Klong Kram watershed in Surat Thani province, the southern part of Thailand. …”
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Influence of the Sedimentation Conditions on the Formation of Reservoir Rocks of the Bobrikovsko-Radaevskian Deposits by S.E. Valeeva, A.G. Baranova, B.V. Uspensky

“…Using this methodology, a genetic interpretation of sandy sediments, which form the Bobrikovskian reservoir layers, is obtained. …”
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Land Use Effects on Soil Quality Indicators: A Case Study of Abo-Wonsho Southern Ethiopia by Awdenegest Moges, Melku Dagnachew, Fantaw Yimer

“…A total of 40 soil samples (4 land uses × 5 replications × 2 soil depth layers: 0 to 10 cm and 10 to 20 cm) were collected for analysis. …”
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Аssessment of the prospects for growing forest crops of European larch in the Eastern Forest-Steppe of Ukraine by Svitlana Raspopina, Maksim Didenko

“…The thickness of the humus horizon (H) is 37 cm, and the layer with significant humus content (H + Hp + PH) reaches 70 cm. …”
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Vertical Electric Sounding of Leachate Contaminant Plumes at a Dumpsite in Obigbo, Rivers State, Nigeria by W. Tamuno, S. Inichinbia

“… The quality of underground water at a dumpsite in Obigbo, Rivers State, Nigeria, was investigated by collecting 7 vertical electrical soundings (VES) using Wenner electrode configuration with current electrode spacing (AB/2) ranging from 1.0 m to 300 m. …”
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Vertical Electric Sounding of Leachate Contaminant Plumes at a Dumpsite in Obigbo, Rivers State, Nigeria by W. Tamuno, S. Inichinbia

“… The quality of underground water at a dumpsite in Obigbo, Rivers State, Nigeria, was investigated by collecting 7 vertical electrical soundings (VES) using Wenner electrode configuration with current electrode spacing (AB/2) ranging from 1.0 m to 300 m. …”
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Geotechnical Suitability of Soils in Road Construction for Sustainable Development in Tropical Africa: Case of Lateritic Graveled Soils of Bandjoun (West, Cameroon) by Carlos Foko Tamba, Lucas Kengni, Paul Tematio

“…These soils can be used naturally in pavement layers, in particular in subgrade for all traffic classes and in subbase for low traffic. …”
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Lime and gypsum reduce N-fertilizer requirements and improve soil physics, fertility and crop yields in a double-cropped system by Maria Gabriela de Oliveira Andrade, Carlos Felipe dos Santos Cordeiro, Amanda Ferraresi Roberto, Juliano Carlos Calonego, Ciro Antonio Rosolem

“…Moreover, lime and gypsum increased soil organic matter content in both the surface and subsurface layers, particularly under high N input. …”
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Computer simulation of the soil water regime under an apple orchard in a mountainous area (using the example of the leached chernozem of the experimental agricultural station Gorno... by Svetlana V. Baboshkina, Olga A. Elchininova, Alexander V. Puzanov, Tamara A. Rozhdestvenskaya

“…The water retention curve of the more structureless B2k horizon, the soil texture of which is dominated by sandy fractions, is shifted towards lower humidity. …”
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Study of soil cover of Veronica spuria L. populations in Ile Alatau mountains, Kazakhstan by Yerkebulan Balkybek, Bekzat Tynybekov, Kanat Kulymbet, Ussen Kurmanbay, Zoya Umirbayeva, Zinat Nurakyn, Assiya Myltykbayeva, Alibek Ydyrys, Murat Toktar

“…From the received soil samples the types of soils, morphological features of soils, amounts of nutrient elements (mobile nitrogen, mobile phosphorus, mobile potassium), humus content, reaction of soil medium (pH), carbon content in soil layers (CO2), mobile forms of heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb), sum of salts in soils (salt composition) and mechanical composition of soils were determined. …”
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Subsurface investigation for pre-foundation study utilizing integrated geophysical and geotechnical methods, UNILORIN campus by Gabriel Efomeh Omolaiye, Abdulhameed Kayode Oniyangi, Taofeeq Ayinde ISSA, Sodiq Bamidele Adam

“…The Schlumberger configuration was used for the 1-D vertical electrical sounding (VES) technique, with the current electrode spacing (AB/2) varied between 1 and 100 m, which revealed three to four geo-electric layers which include lateritic/topsoil (93-3053Ωm, 0.3–2.5 m), clayey-sand (127-639Ωm, 1–13.2 m), weathered basement/sandy-clay (55-767Ωm, 3.6–33.3 m), and fresh basement (above 1000Ωm). …”
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