The study of loess soil mechanics is essential to understand its structural behaviour and the challenges it poses for engineering applications. Loess, a wind-blown, fine-grained sediment, exhibits a ...

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The California Bearing Ratio (CBR) test remains a cornerstone in evaluating the load-bearing capacity of subgrade soils for pavement design. This metric, traditionally determined through ...

Agricultural scientists and farmers in Western Australia have found it is possible to more than double the amount of food they grow by re-engineering the soil. Trial work has been conducted at 11 ...

Biochar has long been promoted as a climate-friendly soil amendment, but new research suggests that treating it as a one-size-fits-all solution may be limiting its full potential. A new open-access ...

More art than science, earthwork engineering relied heavily on local custom in 1904 when Karl Terzaghi earned an engineering degree in Austria. After supervising a dam project in Croatia and studying ...

Take a look out at this landscape. What do you notice? Credit: Shutterstock Take a walk outside. Get some fresh air. What do you notice around you? Buildings, trees, and the sky may be on your list, ...

Soil is the place where most plants grow. They derive nutrients and water from the soil and it is in the soil that plants are anchored. Only a few plants grow on water. Most of the livestock whose ...