Thixotropy refers to the ability of certain substances, such as clay and quicksand, to behave like a liquid when disturbed but return to a solid state once the disturbance stops. This behavior can complicate the installation of rock bolts, as it leads to soil liquefaction under mechanic...
Foundation cracks can be caused by environmental factors such as soil type, settling, and rainwater. Soil composition plays a significant role in the stability of your foundation. Some soils, like clay, are more likely to expand and contract, which can cause cracks to form. Settlementrefers to ...
Loam soil drains well enough to allow air to get to a plant’s roots while still holding plenty of moisture for plant health. Those properties make loam -- which consists of roughly equal amounts of sand, silt and clay -- optimal for a wide variety of garden plants. While you can purc...
take a sharp knife and cut around the bottom of the pot and remove the base. After you have the tree positioned in its hole and some soil in place to stabilize its, you will cut down the sides of the pot in one or two places and gently slide the pieces out of the hole, leaving ...
Finished compost is a crumbly, loose material rich in organic matter, and its primary function isn't necessarily to act as a fertilizer but to improve the quality of the soil, loosening clay and fortifying sand with loamy material. To achieve this consistency, the compost needs to be turned ...
The best roof cement is fibrated, which means that it contains short cellulose or fiberglass fibers. The fibers are typically between ¼ inch and 1 inch long. These fibers stabilize the cement. The fibers increase the roofing cement’s resistance to flow while it’s being applied and while...
Stronger winds tend to make taller dunes; gentler winds tend to spread them out. If the direction of the wind generally is the same over the years, dunes gradually shift in that direction. Any vegetation that crops up will stabilize the dune and prevent it from shifting. The fact...
Since I was going to recess the seating area by about a foot, I needed to do something to stabilize the soil up-slope behind the seating area. We have heavy clay subsoil, so I could even dig out a 4-foot tall recessed area, and that subsoil wouldn’t move. But the few inches of...
Bamboo can add greenery to your garden during the winter, it can stabilize the soil of embankments and control the worst of erosion problems. This plant can provide privacy or windscreens and can be trimmed to the height you desire. We carry a species of bamboo for almost all application ...
Checkerboard barriers are commonly used as wind buffers and to stabilize soils at risk of desertification. These interventions can also improve soil nutrients. Checkboard sand barriers are widely used in arid regions, but different barrier types are seldom optimized for specific areas or land ...