soil nail
1Soil nailing — is a technique in which soil slopes, excavations or retaining walls are reinforced by the insertion of relatively slender elements normally steel reinforcing bars. The bars are usually installed into a pre drilled hole and then grouted into place …
2Root of a nail — Root Root, n. [Icel. r[=o]t (for vr[=o]t); akin to E. wort, and perhaps to root to turn up the earth. See {Wort}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) The underground portion of a plant, whether a true root or a tuber, a bulb or rootstock, as in the potato, the onion …
3Landslide mitigation — Landslides can be triggered by many often concomitant causes. In addition to shallow erosion or reduction of shear strength caused by seasonal rainfall, causes triggered by anthropic activities such as adding excessive weight above the slope,… …
4Retaining wall — A retaining wall is a structure that holds back soil or rock from a building, structure or area. Retaining walls prevent downslope movement or erosion and provide support for vertical or near vertical grade changes. Cofferdams and bulkheads,… …
5Shoring — is a general term used in construction to describe the process of supporting a structure in order to prevent collapse so that construction can proceed. The phrase can also be used as a noun to refer to the materials used in the… …
6Wine cave — Wine caves are subterranean structures for the storage and aging of wine. They are an integral component of the wine industry world wide. The design and construction of wine caves represents a unique application of underground construction… …
7Geologic hazards — A geologic hazard is one of several types of adverse geologic conditions capable of causing damage or loss of property and life. These hazards can consist of sudden or slow phenomena: * avalanches (snow, rock, or air snow) and its runout *… …
8Plough — Plow redirects here. For the Canadian soldier, see Edward Chester Plow. Plowman redirects here. For the surname, see Plowman (surname). Furrow redirects here. For other uses, see Furrow (disambiguation). For other uses, see Plough… …
9Dermatophyte — Dermatophytes (name based on the Greek for skin plants ) are a common label for a group of three types of fungus that commonly causes skin disease in animals and humans.[1] These anamorphic (asexual or imperfect fungi) genera are: Microsporum,… …
10Trombiculidae — This article is about the harvest mite and chigger. For other uses, see Chigger (disambiguation). Trombiculidae Adult Trombidium holosericeum Scientific classification …
