Abstract:Glacial soil deposits are present in Europe on both sides of the Alps, in Scandinavia, Northern Germany, Poland and in North America. There are typical names of the stages of the glaciation, however, the geotechnical characteristics of glacial deposits are similar in all regions; but are very heterogeneous locally. Glacial deposits extend from boulders to invisible silt particle (rock flour) and to clay particles, both of similar grain size. In this paper the focus will be on clean gravel without fines, so‐cal… Show more
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