Anchors play a critical role in civil and offshore engineering by providing fixation and stability to structures subject to uplift and lateral forces. In granular soils, the interaction between the ...

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 ...

His current work is conducted in avenues of basic research relevant to granular material behavior as well as applicable research related to pile design and construction. The basic research ...

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 ...

Test soil regularly and apply soil acidifiers accordingly to maintain consistent pH.

When you look at the walk-behind compactors in your fleet, chances are you don't think of them as precise scientific instruments. Yet, soil compaction is a science and it requires a certain degree of ...

Every fall after the growing season is over, I continue my soil-building regime by planting a winter cover crop. You’ll sometimes hear cover crops used in this type of application referred to as a ...

The geotechnics team has an international reputation in the understanding of fundamentals of soil behaviour. This has been achieved through research investigations spanning across length scales, from ...