Disintegration characteristics and mechanism of red-bed argillaceous siltstone under drying–wetting cycle

• Published in: Environmental earth sciences Vol. 81; no. 12
• Main Authors: Huang, Kai, Kang, Bo, Zha, Fusheng, Li, Yunfeng, Zhang, Qing, Chu, Chengfu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biogeosciences; Cycles; Dimensions; Disintegration; Drawdown; Drying; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth science; Earth Sciences; Energy dissipation; Energy exchange; Engineering; Environmental Science and Engineering; Experiments; Fractal geometry; Fractals; Fractures; Geochemistry; Geology; Hydrology/Water Resources; Laboratories; Microstructural analysis; Minerals; Original Article; Rivers; Siltstone; Surface energy; Surface properties; Terrestrial Pollution; Water diversion; Water softening; Wetting; Fractal theory; Disintegration mechanism; Energy dissipation; Drying–wetting cycles; Red-bed argillaceous siltstone

Red-bed argillaceous siltstone is a common soft rock in the drawdown area of water diversion project extending from the Yangtze to Huaihe Rivers, with the characteristics of water softening and disintegration, which directly threatens the stability and safety of the diversion project. To better unde...