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1Thixotropy — is the property of some non Newtonian pseudoplastic fluids to show a time dependent change in viscosity; the longer the fluid undergoes shear stress, the lower its viscosity. A thixotropic fluid is a fluid which takes a finite amount of time to… …
2thixotropy — thixotropic /thik seuh trop ik, troh pik/, adj. /thik so treuh pee/, n. Chem. the property exhibited by certain gels of becoming liquid when stirred or shaken. [1925 30; < Gk thíx(is) touch + o + TROPY] * * * ▪ chemistry reversible… …
3Water well — Village pump redirects here. For information on Wikipedia project related discussions see Wikipedia:Village pump. Water well at the Wald monastery in Germany. A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving,… …
4Landslide — This article is about the geological phenomenon. For other uses, see Landslide (disambiguation). Rockslide redirects here. For the comic book character, see Rockslide (comics). Computer simulation of a slump landslide in San Mateo County,… …
5Earthquake — For other uses, see Earthquake (disambiguation). Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 …
6Soil liquefaction — describes the behavior of loose saturated unconsolidated soils, i.e. loose sands, which go from a solid state to have the consistency of a heavy liquid, or reach a liquefied state as a consequence of increasing porewater pressures, and thus… …
7Mechanically stabilized earth — A diagram of a mechanically stabilized earth wall as it would be modeled in a finite element analysis. Mechanically stabilized earth or MSE is soil constructed with artificial reinforcing. It can be used for retaining walls, bridge abutments,… …
8dheigh- — To form, build. Oldest form *dheig̑h , becoming *dheigh in centum languages. Derivatives include dairy, lady, dough, and paradise. 1. dairy, from Old English dǣge, bread kneader, from Germanic *daigjōn …
