Evaluation of the universal soil loss equation on a selected reclaimed eastern surface mine area

dc.contributor.authorHockman, Edwin Leonen
dc.contributor.departmentEnvironmental Sciences and Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-10T20:47:55Zen
dc.date.available2017-03-10T20:47:55Zen
dc.date.issued1981en
dc.description.abstractFifteen field plots were installed on a "Mountain Top Removal" type of surface mine near Beckley, West Virginia to evaluate the the predictability of the Universal Soil Loss Equation for a selected eastern surface mine spoil. Comparison of predicted and measured soil losses indicated significant error. For slopes greater than 20% the equation overpredicted for all predictions. Predictions for erosion losses greater than three tons/acre were significantly more accurate than those for losses less than 3 tons/acre. Comparison of soil characteristics of unmined and reclaimed areas indicated the reclaimed areas had significantly greater amounts of clay and silt present, and had greater bulk density. The reclaimed areas also had significantly lower infiltration rates, organic matter, very-fine sand and total sand. The erodibility factor, K, was also greater for the reclaimed area than for the unmined area.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentix, 171, [1] leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/76280en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 7992668en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1981.H624en
dc.subject.lcshUniversal soil loss equation -- Evaluationen
dc.titleEvaluation of the universal soil loss equation on a selected reclaimed eastern surface mine areaen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineEnvironmental Sciences and Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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