Laser elevation measurements of a smectite-rich mudrock following freeze-thawing and wet-drying cycles

Soil Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 161-175

  Pardini, G ^a   Pini, R ^a   Barbini, R ^a   Regues D ^b   Plana, F ^b   Gallart, F ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Freeze thawing cycles; Mudrock, disintegration; Smectite; Surface roughness, laser measurement; Wet drying cycles

Indexed keywords

ELEVATION; FREEZE/THAW; LASER MEASUREMENT; LASER PROFILING; MICRORELIEF; MUDROCK; SMECTITE; WETTING/DRYING;

SPAIN, PYRENEES, VALLCEBRE;

EID: 0029505197     PISSN: 09333630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0933-3630(95)00012-2     Document Type: Article

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