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...timate bearing capacity divided by a factor of safety. Sometimes, on soft soil sites, large settlements may occur under loaded foundations without actual ...g away from it, so that soil below the footing is displaced downwards, and soil adjacent to the footing is lifted.

...ies surround the role of military forces in dealing with terrorism on U.S. soil

.../ South Dakota Online Soil Survey Manuscripts] - detailed county by county soil surveys * [http://pssasd.sdstate.org/Houdek/ Houdek Loam: the State Soil of South Dakota] - article from South Dakota State University

...rs compared to excavators and face shovels. They are used for moving loose soil. Surface digging machines move and change the soil usually in order to prepare the surface for construction.

*Harris, Franklin Stewart (1920) ''Soil Alkali, Its Origin, Nature and Treatment''. New York: Wiley.

...n, grassy areas. As an ornamental garden plant, it needs full sun and deep soil, and is propagated from seed in the spring.

All leadworts need warm, frost-free conditions and well-drained, [[loam]]y soil. The commonly cultivated types can be grown as [[hedge]]s, border plants, o

...naturally in dry, stony habitats. When cultivated, they need well-drained soil. The flowers are dry and papery, giving the plants their Latin name, which

They are best grown in moist but well-drained [[soil]], in full sun. They are planted in the spring. While some varieties are pe

...hern tip of Ontario with relatively good farmland because it is covered by soil scraped from the [[Canadian Shield]] by recent [[ice age]]s.

With their roots protected below ground in the soil layer, perennial plants are notably tolerant of [[wildfire]]. They are also ...r [[root]] systems which can access water and soil nutrients deeper in the soil and to earlier emergence in the spring.

...he waste soil from the tunnels and stations could supply close to half the soil needed for the islands. Some commentators were concerned the soil shouldn't be used as landfill in Lake Ontario due to fears of contamination

...hould be planted in well-draining soil with the top half of the bulb above soil. Amaryllis can tolerate both sun and shade but typically fare best in par === Soil and water ===

...of Peru". It needs a climate that is dry and frost-free, with well-drained soil, to grow well. While it is a perennial, in some colder climates it can be g

...the [[squash (plant)|squash/pumpkin]] family, which provided shade for the soil and reduced weed growth.

...ican people, the fertility of the land, and the mineral wealth beneath its soil.}}

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...ortation routes. Road pavements can be made of unbound materials such as [[soil]] and [[gravel]], though commonly roads are surfaced with [[Asphalt (paving ...onstruction of the '''road bed''' begins by [[compaction]] of the native [[soil]], known as the [[subgrade]]. Weak soils may be stabilized with additives s

...allowed to smoulder. By the strategic poking of holes in the covering of soil or clay, and the strategic covering of those holes, the charcoal burner wou

...Lake Superior is representative of the [[Canadian Shield]], land with poor soil, and a shallow bedrock. There is, however, a small pocket of arable land i