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Weathering

Weathering. Physical Weathering - Geometry. Granular Disintegration - Spalling. Physical Weathering – Geometry (cont.). Joint Block Separation. Physical Weathering – Geometry (cont.). Unloading produces joints parallel to earth’s surface. I-84, Carmel, NY.

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Weathering

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  1. Weathering

  2. Physical Weathering - Geometry Granular Disintegration - Spalling

  3. Physical Weathering – Geometry (cont.) Joint Block Separation

  4. Physical Weathering – Geometry (cont.) Unloading produces joints parallel to earth’s surface I-84, Carmel, NY

  5. Physical Weathering – Geometry (cont.) Unloading produces joints parallel to Earth’s surface I-84, Brewster, NY

  6. Physical Weathering – Geometry (cont.) Exfoliation / Sheeting

  7. Physical WeatheringGeometry (cont) Jointing and subsequent spalling result in spheroidal weathering

  8. Physical Weathering – Geometry (cont.) Jointing and subsequent spalling result in spheroidal weathering

  9. Physical Weathering – Geometry (cont.) Shattering

  10. Physical Weathering Frost Action

  11. Physical Weathering Frost Action

  12. Chemical Weathering Cleopatra’s Needle Marble Tombstone

  13. Chemical Weathering (cont.)

  14. Chemical Weathering (cont.)

  15. Chemical Weathering (cont.)

  16. Chemical Weathering (cont.)

  17. Chemical Weathering (cont.) Insoluble Fe Staining on Rt. 35 in Katonah

  18. Chemical Weathering (cont.) Bauxite plant in Orissa, India

  19. Chemical Weathering(cont.) Genuine Hawaiian “Dirt Shirt”

  20. Surface Area and Weathering

  21. Jointing and Weathering

  22. Differential Weathering

  23. DifferentialWeathering

  24. DifferentialWeathering

  25. DifferentialWeathering

  26. Differential Weathering

  27. Differential Weathering

  28. Differential Weathering

  29. DifferentialWeathering

  30. Climate and Weathering

  31. Products of Weathering - Soil

  32. Soil “Horizons”

  33. Transported Soils

  34. Fin

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