Geotechnical and mineralogical characteristics of marl deposits in Jordan

Environmental Geology

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1777-1783

  Shaqour, Fathi M ^a   Jarrar, Ghaleb ^a   Hencher, Steve ^b   Kuisi, Mostafa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Engineering geology; Geotechnical characteristics; Jordan; Marl deposits

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CLAY MINERALS; COMPACTION; DEWATERING; FERTILIZERS; FRICTION; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; MINERALOGY; MINING; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; ROADS AND STREETS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GEOTECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS; JORDAN; MARL DEPOSITS;

MINERALS;

ADSORPTION; ATTERBERG LIMIT; BACKFILL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPACTION; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; GRAIN SIZE; LIMESTONE; MARL; MINERAL PROPERTY; SHEAR STRENGTH; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 53949091808     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-1128-5     Document Type: Article

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