The occurrence of cohesive soils in Brazil is predominantly related to sandy-clay sediments of the Barreiras Formation, which are geologically related to the sedimentary deposits of the Tertiary period (from Paleocene to Pliocene), which constitute the geomorphological unit of the Coastal Plains. The objective of this study was to identify the occurrence of cohesive soils in the eastern region of the state of Maranhão, Brazil, and assess their relationship to position in the landscape. The area under study is in […]