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Plan of Review This review of clay microstructure is aimed at the
diverse group of professionals who share an interest in the
properties of fine-grained minerals in sediments. During the last
several decades, members of this group have included geologists,
soil scientists, soil engineers, engineering geologists, and
ceramics scientists. More recently, it has included significant
numbers of marine geologists and other engineers. Each of the
disciplines has developed special techniques for investigating
properties of clay sediments that have proven to be fruitful in
answering questions of central interest. Knowledge of clay
microstructure-the fabric of a sediment and the physico chemical
interactions between its components-is fundamental to all these
disciplines (Mitchell 1956; Lambe 1958a; Foster and De 1971). Clay
fabric refers to the spatial distribution, orientations, and
particle-to-particle relations of the solid particles (generally
those less than 3. 9 /Lm in size) of sediment. Physico-chemical
interac tions are expressions of the forces between the particles.
In this review, we trace the historical development of under
standing clay microstructure by discussing key scientific papers
published before 1986 on physico-chemical interactions in fine
grained sediments and on clay fabric. Since the development follows
an intricate path, the current view of clay microstructure is
summarized. This summary includes a discussion of the present state
of knowledge, the observations made so far, and the facts that are
now established."
Plan of Review This review of clay microstructure is aimed at the
diverse group of professionals who share an interest in the
properties of fine-grained minerals in sediments. During the last
several decades, members of this group have included geologists,
soil scientists, soil engineers, engineering geologists, and
ceramics scientists. More recently, it has included significant
numbers of marine geologists and other engineers. Each of the
disciplines has developed special techniques for investigating
properties of clay sediments that have proven to be fruitful in
answering questions of central interest. Knowledge of clay
microstructure-the fabric of a sediment and the physico chemical
interactions between its components-is fundamental to all these
disciplines (Mitchell 1956; Lambe 1958a; Foster and De 1971). Clay
fabric refers to the spatial distribution, orientations, and
particle-to-particle relations of the solid particles (generally
those less than 3. 9 /Lm in size) of sediment. Physico-chemical
interac tions are expressions of the forces between the particles.
In this review, we trace the historical development of under
standing clay microstructure by discussing key scientific papers
published before 1986 on physico-chemical interactions in fine
grained sediments and on clay fabric. Since the development follows
an intricate path, the current view of clay microstructure is
summarized. This summary includes a discussion of the present state
of knowledge, the observations made so far, and the facts that are
now established."
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