unconsolidated in English

adjective

not consolidated, not unified

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1. State: Colorado: Name: Gravels and Alluviums: Geologic age: Quaternary: Lithologic constituents: Major Unconsolidated (Alluvial) Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravel (Alluvial) References:

2. There are two main sources of aggregate, namely unconsolidated rock and consolidated rock.

3. On the basis of their physical properties and their engineering characteristics, the Miocene, Pliocene and Quaternary deposits were divided into six units: unconsolidated man-made fill, unconsolidated surficial recent alluvium, unconsolidated surficial young alluvium, consolidated old alluvium, highly weathered soft rock units and slightly weathered relatively resistant rock units.

4. Bedrock definition is - the solid rock underlying unconsolidated surface materials (such as soil)

5. 29 Therefore, much of the interest was centered on the investigation of porosity of unconsolidated materials.

6. The present invention relates to methods for stabilizing an unconsolidated or weakly consolidated zone of a subterranean formation.

7. Alluvium is loose, unconsolidated detrital material, soil and sediments that’s been eroded and reshaped by water

8. Well-defined Aquifers consist of unconsolidated sedimentary rocks such as gravel and sand, which constitute beds of considerable thickness.

9. Aquifers are underground layers of porous and permeable rock or unconsolidated sediment, such as sand and gravel, that hold water

10. The Autochthonous blocks were formed due to the deformation and displacement of the unconsolidated sediments caused by gravitational and …

11. Aquifers must be both permeable and porous and include such rock types as sandstone, conglomerate, fractured limestone and unconsolidated sand and gravel.

12. Alluvial channel design techniques are generally used for movable boundary systems and streams with beds and banks made of unconsolidated sediment particles

13. A wet underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, silt, or clay) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well.

14. A mechanism is proposed that combines two known processes for aquifer re-aeration in unconsolidated sands with thick (>10 m) unsaturated zones.

15. Near Sydney, Australia, unconsolidated aeolian and alluvial sediments of Quaternary age form the Botany Sands aquifer and lie unconformably on Triassic-age sandstone (Narrabeen Group).

16. Its substrate is composed of Anastomosing mudbanks and unconsolidated calcareous sediments over limestones and is one of the most active areas of modern carbonate sedimentation.

17. Colluvium is a part of the regolith (q.v.: also see under “ Head ”), i.e., the superficial mantle of unconsolidated rock debris and soil on the earth's surface

18. Colluvium is a general name for loose, unconsolidated sediments that have been deposited at the base of hillslopes by either rainwash, sheetwash, slow continuous downslope creep, or a variable combination of these processes

19. Artesian definition is - involving, relating to, or supplied by the upward movement of water under hydrostatic pressure in rocks or unconsolidated material beneath the earth's surface —distinguished from subArtesian

20. An aquifer is a body of saturated rock through which water can easily move. Aquifers must be both permeable and porous and include such rock types as sandstone, conglomerate, fractured limestone and unconsolidated sand and gravel

21. Unconsolidated material consisting of an aggregation of particles transported or deposited by air, water or ice, or that accumulated by other natural agents, such as chemical precipitation, and that forms in layers on the Earth's surface.

22. Colluvium (also colluvial material or colluvial soil) is a general name for loose, unconsolidated sediments that have been deposited at the base of hillslopes by either rainwash, sheetwash, slow continuous downslope creep, or a variable combination of these processes

23. Bajada(bahada) An extensive, gently sloping plain of unconsolidated rock debris resting against the foot of a mountain front in a semi-arid environment.Typically it is made of a number of coalescing alluvial fans laid down by ephemeral streams as their gradients lessen on leaving the mountain zone

24. sediment regime (erosion zones, transport, zones of accumulation)), particularly in dredging and backfilling areas, and potential sedimentdisposal areas in open water littoral and riparian areas, wetlands, and current or future flood plains unconsolidated deposits, lithology, slopes, excavation areas, areas susceptible to erosion and ground movements in cases of suspected chemical contamination:

25. Colluvium is a general name for loose, unconsolidated sediments that have been deposited at the base of hillslopes by either rainwash, sheetwash, slow continuous downslope creep, or a variable combination of these processes.Colluvium is typically composed of a heterogeneous range of rock types and sediments ranging from silt to rock fragments of various sizes.

26. Aeolian processes, also spelled eolian, pertain to wind activity in the study of geology and weather and specifically to the wind's ability to shape the surface of the Earth (or other planets).Winds may erode, transport, and deposit materials and are effective agents in regions with sparse vegetation, a lack of soil moisture and a large supply of unconsolidated sediments.