Soil Moisture and Temperature Data from a Coal Mine Dump Retaining Wall Experiment

Field monitoring and numerical simulation data from a study on the effect of a retaining wall on soil conditions in an open-pit coal mine spoil dump. The dataset includes measurements of soil moisture and temperature on windward and leeward sides of the wall, with results indicating improved water retention and temperature regulation. The dataset was authored by Akang Lu and last updated on 2026-05-20.

Use Cases

• Modeling soil moisture retention based on windward and leeward side measurements mentioned in the description
• Analyzing soil temperature variation ranges for ecological restoration planning
• Simulating the impact of wind speed on evaporation rates in spoil dumps
• Evaluating low-cost engineering interventions for mine site rehabilitation

Strengths

• Includes specific quantitative results, such as a 2.66% increase in average soil moisture on the leeward side
• Combines empirical field monitoring data with numerical simulation results
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The dataset is small (98.3 KB), indicating a limited scope of measurements

Provenance

Source

Akang Lu via figshare

Collection Method

Integrated approach of field monitoring and numerical simulation

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 05:44:14; freshness should be verified

Geography

Open-pit coal mine spoil dump in an arid or semi-arid region (specific location not stated)