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Thermal analysis as a tool in the study of GMM in Angra Dos Reis region, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Angra dos Reis/Itaguai region of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a very problematic area due to the instability of slope and landslides, due to geological and geomorphological conditions and to the significant and continuous human occupation over favorable areas is prone to the triggering of landslides. The samples were analyzed by thermogravimetry (TG), derivative thermogravimetry (DTG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA). This paper analyzes and characterizes the clay minerals and presence of water, gravitational mass movements’ sites and compares it with sites where gravitational mass movements do not occur. Indeed, this analysis also attempts to verify the presence of minerals.

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  1. Departamento de Geociências/IA/UFRuralRJ, Estrada Rio São Pualo Km 47, Seropédica, RJ, CEP 23850-000, Brazil

    J. M. P. Garcia & H. F. M. Filho

  2. Departmento de Geotecnia/Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    L. V. Zuquette

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Garcia, J.M.P., Filho, H.F.M. & Zuquette, L.V. Thermal analysis as a tool in the study of GMM in Angra Dos Reis region, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. J Therm Anal Calorim 89, 385–388 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-006-8157-2

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