title: Properties of the loess sediments in Ostrava Region (Czech Republic) and comparison with some other loess sediments.
abstract: This study deals with a methodical identification and evaluation of physical-mechanical properties of one genetic type of geological structure. This is represented by an engineering-geological zone of eolian sediments, which is regionally rather abundant. The paper contributes to a need to identify typical soil properties for widespread geological environments in a particular region and thus add to good engineering geologists and geotechnical engineers' awareness in the region. Such information is much required as it permits comparing results of newly conducted engineering-geological investigations and research with the results characteristic for the region in question. It is vital for engineering geologists and geotechnical engineers to be sufficiently informed on the foundation soil properties of widespread geological environments because of professionalism and higher quality of their work results. Comparing other loess sediment studies worldwide it was discovered that the physical properties of the most abundant clays of low to medium plasticity, sandy clays, and sands as foundation soils vary as for the plasticity index, porosity, natural water content, and bulk density to a certain extent but not as significantly as once expected.
authors.affiliation: VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mining and Geology, Institute of Geological Engineering, 17 Listopadu 15, 708 33 Ostrava, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marschalko
authors.affiliation: Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geological Engineering, 58140 Sivas, Turkey.
authors.forename: Işık
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mining and Geology, Institute of Geological Engineering, 17 Listopadu 15, 708 33 Ostrava, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Lucie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fojtova
authors.affiliation: VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mining and Geology, Institute of Geological Engineering, 17 Listopadu 15, 708 33 Ostrava, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lamich
authors.affiliation: Comenius University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Engineering Geology, Mlynská Dolina, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bednarik
mesh_terms: D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000032:analysis; D000077215:Clay; D018153:Czech Republic; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D012987:Soil; D000077215:Clay