Published May 1985 | Version v1
Journal article

Granular loess classification based

Creators

  • 1. Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC

Description

This paper discusses how loess might be identified by two index properties: the granulometric composition and the dry unit weight. These two indices are necessary but not always sufficient for identification of loess. On the basis of analyses of samples from three continents, it was concluded that the 0.01-0.5-mm fraction deserves the name loessial fraction. Based on the loessial fraction concept, a granulometric classification of loess is proposed. A triangular chart is used to classify loess

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Bull. Assoc. Eng. Geol.
Journal Volume
22
Journal Issue
2
Series
Bull. Assoc. Eng. Geol.
Journal Page Range
217-227
ISSN
0004-5691
CODEN
AEGBB