1.0EcoShape - ENhttps://www.ecoshape.org/enrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="kHeU61OOSp"><a href="https://www.ecoshape.org/en/concepts/clay-ripening-and-consolidation/physical-ripening/">Physical ripening</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ecoshape.org/en/concepts/clay-ripening-and-consolidation/physical-ripening/embed/#?secret=kHeU61OOSp" width="600" height="338" title="“Physical ripening” — EcoShape - EN" data-secret="kHeU61OOSp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ecoshape.org/en/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Dry fall is the moment when evaporation flux exceeds the water flux at the top of the sludge due to consolidation. At this moment, it does not mean that the consolidation process will stop, but that a number of ripening-related processes will occur including physical ripening. Physical ripening refers to fine sediment being converted to […]https://www.ecoshape.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/fig3_crack_formation_clay.jpg