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Disturbance Enhances Particle Density in Soil Samples
10/10/2025
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Story summary
- Disturbance increased density of particle arrangements without liquefaction, based on 500x scans at 20 cm depth.
- Sample 1 has 40% clay; the undisturbed sample has 45%.
- Samples 2 and 3 have 20% and 26% clay, respectively.
- Sample 2 forms a dense skeleton with vertical sand alignment; Sample 3 resembles sandy soil with few fines, and disturbance compacted the structure without liquefaction.
