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Do You Use Loam Soil In Your Garden? If Not, Look here!

November 1, 2022 TeamCivil Geotechnical
Loam Soil

What is Loam Soil? Loam is a type of soil (soil classification) that is made from three main types of soil which are: sand, silt, and clay soil. There is a balanced ratio among the

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Main Types of Soil: Classification of Soil [Full Guide]

October 27, 2022 TeamCivil Geotechnical
Types of Soil

Main Types of Soil: Classification of Soil Rock versus Soil Main Types of Soil: Civil Engineers divide the materials that exist in the crust of the earth into soil and rock. Soil definition vs rock

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Excavation: How Long does it Last for?

May 3, 2021 TeamCivil Foundation, Geotechnical
Excavation

Before the actual construction starts, some stuff needs to be done first. One important stage in that phase, which is also the very first stage is excavation. Excavation of a construction site is not an

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Determination of Specific Gravity of Soil

January 25, 2019 TeamCivil Geotechnical, Soil Tests

Purpose of test To determine the specific gravity of soil fraction passing 4.75 mm sieve by pycnometer. Use of specific gravity value The knowledge of specific gravity is needed in calculation of soil properties like

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Soil Testing Required for Road Construction

January 25, 2019 TeamCivil Geotechnical, Soil Tests
Soil Testing Required for Road Construction

Soil Testing Required for Road Construction Generally, when it come to construction on soils, tests should be performed to understand the nature of soil that the building is going to be constructed on. In this

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Standard Proctor Compaction Test

June 27, 2017 TeamCivil Geotechnical, Soil Tests
proctor compaction test

In this article named “Standard Proctor Compaction Test”,  the details and procedures of proctor test are described. Introduction For construction of highways, airports, and other structures, it is often necessary to compact soil to improve

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Types of Foundation

June 22, 2017 TeamCivil Foundation, Geotechnical
strap footing

Foundation is a structural part of a building on which a building stands. Foundation transmits and distributes its own load and imposed loads to the soil in such a way that the load bearing capacity of the foundation

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Soil-Particle Size

May 28, 2017 TeamCivil Foundation, Geotechnical

Soil-Particle Size The sizes of particles that make up soil vary over a wide range. Soils are generally called gravel, sand, silt, or clay, depending on the predominant size of particles within the soil. To

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