soil load capacity
1Soil mechanics — is a discipline that applies principles of engineering mechanics, e.g. kinematics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, and mechanics of material, to predict the mechanical behavior of soils. Together with Rock mechanics, it is the basis for solving many… …
2Soil compaction — occurs when weight of livestock or heavy machinery compresses soil, causing it to lose pore space. Affected soils become less able to absorb rainfall, thus increasing runoff and erosion. Plants have difficulty in compacted soil because the… …
3Soil — For other uses, see Soil (disambiguation). A represents soil; B represents laterite, a regolith; C represents saprolite, a less weathered regolith; the bottommost layer represents bedrock …
4Dynamic load testing — of piles is a fast and effective method of assessing foundation bearing capacity that requires instrumenting a deep foundation with accelerometers and strain transducers and analyzing data collected by these sensors. The procedure is based on the …
5Consolidation (soil) — Consolidation is a process by which soils decrease in volume. According to Karl Terzaghi consolidation is any process which involves decrease in water content of a saturated soil without replacement of water by air. [citation needed] In general… …
6Surface runoff — Runoff flowing into a stormwater drain Surface runoff is the water flow that occurs when soil is infiltrated to full capacity and excess water from rain, meltwater, or other sources flows over the land. This is a major component of the water… …
7Low-temperature thermal desorption — NOTE: This article is largely taken verbatim from the EPA s How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites . cite web last = first = authorlink = coauthors = date = url = http://www.epa.gov/OUST/cat/lttd.htm… …
8Vibro stone column — Vibro replacement stone columns are a ground improvement technique to improve the load bearing capacity of the soil. On many occasions, it is noted that the local soil is by nature, unable to bear the proposed structure. Hence the use of ground… …
9Foundation (engineering) — A foundation is a structure that transfers loads to the earth. Foundations are generally broken into two categories: shallow foundations and deep foundations.hallow foundationsShallow foundations are usually embedded a meter or so into soil. One… …
10railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… …
