Consolidation settlement occurs mainly in clays or silts.

压缩沉降主要出现在粘土或粉沙中。

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The layers at the base of the mountain contain clays and sulfates, both known to form in water.

山峰底部的层叠物中还含有粘土和硫酸盐，这两类物质都是在水的作用下才能形成。

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The lateral deformation of the diaphragm wall in clays has been analyzed for braced-cut during excavation.

有针对性地对粘性土中的内支撑挡墙的侧向变形进行了研究。

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She added that the deltas appeared to be excellent candidates for finding stored organic matter, because the clays brought in from the watershed and deposited in the lake would have trapped any organisms, leaving a "cemetery of microbes".

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The china clay industry in Cornwall was started nearly 300 years ago by English China Clays, which was taken over by Imerys in 1999.

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