Symposium on Loess, May 6, 1944. Papers intended as a complete review and discussion of Loess Soil problems.
Papers include:
Loess and Its Economic Importance by M.K. Elias
Pleistocence Loess Deposits of the Great Plains by C.B Schultz and T.M. Stout
Glacial versus Desert Origin of Loess by Kirk Bryan
Mechanical Analysis of Wind-blown Dust and of Loess by Ada Swiineford and John C. Frye
Acccumation of Dust in Relation to Herbaceous Vegetation by J.E. Weaver
Need of Further Research on Loess by G.E. Condra
Loess Types and Their Origins by V.A. Obruchev
Significance of Loess in Classification of Soils by James Thorp
Sequence of Soil Profiles in Loess by F.L. Duley
Characteristics and Uses of Loess in Highway Construction by R.E. Bollen
Observations on teh Properties of Loess in Engineering Structures by W.I. Watkins
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