Soil mechanics

MICROBIAL CONTROLLING PERFORMANCE MINERAL a. Raw Material: What are the raw materials that make up the material? How are the raw materials extracted? Oshenite is produced from a renewable marine mineral called “oolitic aragonite”, a form of calcium carbonate sustainably harvested from sea beds in the Bahamas, 65 miles off the Florida coast. “Oolitic aragonite” is from microscopic bio matter such as plankton and algae. It is sourced from a region of the Bahamas basin, 65 miles off the Florida…

Mehta, Rutvij J. Sonecha, Parth D. Daxini, Parth B. Ratanpara, Miss Kapilani S. Gaikwad et.al. (2014): They used black cotton soil from Rajkot Gujrat and determined various engineering properties of the black cotton soil having medium to low swelling property. They stabilized the black cotton soil by using lime. Changes in the engineering properties of the black cotton soil before and after the stabilization by lime were observed on the basis of tests such as liquid limit, plastic limit,…

There are also some biological factors that contributes to the degradation of Nigerian soil. However, these biological factors refer to the human, animal, and plant activities that have the tendency to reduce the soil’s quality and fertility. Although the effects of biological factors are less noticeable compared to other factors. Most of the leaders in the country lack the ability to conserve and manage the land resources. Image 3 shows how the land is littered with rubbishes like biochemical…

accelerated by human activities, notably those that disturb the soil or that alter or remove plant life. All building activities hold the capacity to cause excessive loss of topsoil and soil erosion generally. Environmental stewardship practices for erosion prevention reduce the threat of environmental…

nutrients through the roots from the soil. These thing aren’t the only things plants need to survive though, they need things like water, sugar, and salt. The roots can allow many different things to pass into the plant. It selects many things such as nitrogen, water, and calcium. There are many ways that the plant can get its sugar. Photosynthesis within the leaves and the roots. The roots cannot make the sugar, however, they can let natural sugars from the soil/water into the plant. “Plants…

Pollinators, flowers, and their relationship play an essential role in ecosystems. Pollinators are responsible for facilitating fertilization in flowering plants, which provides seed production in fruits and vegetables. Pollination is important in agricultural communities with the fertilization of crops. It is estimated that pollinators contribute to the global economy by adding 217 billion dollars from pollinating a vast array of crops (Gallai et al., 2009). The pollinator-flower relationship…

Differences in spectral, spatial, radioactive and temporal characteristics could provide various sources of imagery. A vegetation classification developed from the characteristics is important for classifying and mapping vegetation cover. Geographically, Takalar Regency is located at latitude of -5.4162 and longitude of 119.4876. It was the west part from city Makassar in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was also close to a boundary of Jeneponto regency. In this study area, it was near with five…

Gardeners who live in an area with a lot of hills and rough terrain have to work harder to keep their lawn looking great all year long, especially if they have quite a bit of land to take care of. So it is crucial that they have the right equipment to get the job done more efficiently. And the first item to start out with is a garden tractor. What are the Differences Between a Garden Tractor and a Lawn Tractor? Both a garden tractor and a lawn tractor can be used for cutting the grass. But…

plants, people have to develop agriculture. Deforestation is done in order to provide enough space for planting crops. Chemical fertilizer is used to make the plants bigger and faster to grow. Fossil fuels are used for farm machinery to plough the soil, as well as to process the food products. One of the main causes of deforestation is agriculture. Forests are cleared to be converted to plantations. The plantations can be for palm, grain, rice, corn, and other crops. With the huge increase in…

Mass wasting, also known as slope movement or mass movement, is the geomorphic process by which soil, sand, regolith, and rock move downslope typically as a mass, largely under the force of gravity, but frequently affected by water and water content as in submarine environments and mudslides When the gravitational force acting on a slope exceeds its resisting force, slope failure (mass wasting) occurs. The slope material's strength and cohesion and the amount of internal friction between…