The non-coaxiality of the directions of principal stresses and principal plastic strain rates in granular soils under stress rotations has long been observed and recognized in soil tests using both ...

Internal erosion and seepage flow represent critical processes in the evolution of granular soils, with direct implications for the stability of natural and engineered structures such as embankment ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 51, No. 3 (Sep., 1968), pp. 143-150 (8 pages) In experiments conducted out of doors, most of the toxic residue from granular phorate in the soil had disappeared in the ...

The millions of acres scorched by wildfires and left susceptible to mud slides could be shored up by spreading inexpensive granules that a lawn care entrepreneur says will keep soil in place when the ...

University of Kentucky Extension Soils Specialists Drs. John Grove and Edwin Ritchey wrote the following article comparing ...

QUESTION -- We live in an 83-year-old, two-storey home in River Heights and before the snow flew this past winter, there was approximately a four-inch gap/space between my foundation and the soil on ...

Ants are prodigious diggers, constructing elaborate nests with multiple layers connected by an intricate network of tunnels, sometimes reaching depths of 25 feet. Now, a team of scientists from ...

Soil compaction might not seem like the most exciting topic, but the proper completion of this step is essential. If soil compaction is not performed adequately, settlement of the soil could occur and ...