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Pressuremeter test
Pressuremeter test The pressuremeter test is carried out to assess deformability inside a borehole. Equal...
What is Meteor Crater?
What is Meteor Crater? Meteor Crater (also once called the Barringer Meteorite Crater), located just...
What is one of the best places on Earth to see the effecls of wind erosion?
One of the best places on Earth to see the effects of wind erosion is...
What is the difference between a conglomerate and a breccia?
What is the difference between a conglomerate and a breccia? What is the Difference Between...
Types of soils
Types of soils Soil is a complex material, very variable both in chemical composition and...
Detecting volcanic eruptions
Detecting volcanic eruptions To borrow from a philosophical thought experiment: If a volcano erupts in...
First dinosaur bones in Saudi Arabia discovered
First dinosaur bones in Saudi Arabia discovered Evidence of dinosaurs has proven scarce, and what...
What are the deepest holes ever drilled?
What are the deepest holes ever drilled? Since the 1950s, humans have tried to reach...
Orientation of a discontinuity
Orientation of a discontinuity Systematic discontinuities occur in sets with more or less similar orientation...
How Geysers Work?
How Geysers Work? Geysers Geysers are intermittent hot springs or fountains in which columns of...
