Alan Palmer

Selected Physical and Geotechnical Properties of Loess in Wairarapa Valley, New Zealand

Loess up to 10 m thick covers marine terraces, old river aggradation terraces, and gentle hill country slopes in Wairarapa, New Zealand. In the drier eastern and southern parts of Wairarapa, the loess is subject to dry summer and autumn and wet winter and spring in most years. Un...