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Cohesive Soils
Cohesive Soils What are Cohesive Soils? Cohesive soils are fine-grained, low-strength, and easily deformable soils...
What is a cave?
What is a cave? Simply put, a cave is a hole in the ground but...
Where are diamonds found?
Where are diamonds found? Diamonds are usually found in pipes (“diatremes”) in which certain Precambrian...
Anatomy of a Volcano
Anatomy of a Volcano The anatomy of a volcano consists of several important parts of...
Diamond
The crystals form as octahedra, cubes, dodecahedra, and tetrahedra, often with curved faces. Diamond also...
Ground Investigation
Ground Investigation Ground investigation assesses ground conditions prior to starting a construction project. Site investigation...
What do geologists need to know?
What do geologists need to know? GEOLOGY IS A FIELD OF SCIENCE and aims to...
DPM test
What is the DPM test? The medium DCP (DPM test) has a hammer mass that...
Dynamic Cone Penetration Test (DCP)
Dynamic Cone Penetration Test (DCP) Standard Penetration Test (SPT) is typically performed at depth intervals...
Deep foundations
What are Deep Foundations? Deep foundations are employed when the soil strata immediately beneath the...
