Composition and Strength of Middle Pleistocene till in Lithuania

Abstract

In Lithuania, the upper part of the Earth's crust was formed during the Pleistocene. Only a small part of Lithuania is a relic of the previous Medininkai stage (Lonian) glaciation in the Middle Pleistocene (Chibanian Age), which occur on the surface only in the southeastern area. Medininkai glacial period till soils are an almost unstudied soil type in Lithuania. Due to geotechnical investigations on new construction sites, an opportunity appeared to provide experimental investigations with Medininkai glacial period till soils.