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What is liquefaction

What is liquefaction?

What is liquefaction? The phenomenon of transforming a somewhat stable soil into mobile material capable...
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What is pyroclastic material?

What is pyroclastic material? What is pyroclastic material? When volcanoes erupt energetically, they eject pulverized...
What Is Soil

What Is Soil?

What Is Soil? Soil is a combination of mineral and organic matter, water, and air—the...
Schmidt hammer

Schmidt hammer test

Schmidt hammer test This schmidt hammer test is used to obtain an approximate estimation of...
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Geological investigation for dams

Geological investigation for dams Dams are one of the most important development infrastructures in any...
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Point Load Test (PLT)

Point Load Test (PLT) Uniaxial strength calculated using the Point Load Test (PLT) The correlation...
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Standard penetration test (SPT)

Standard penetration test (SPT) Standard penetration test (SPT) Standard penetration test – SPT is a...
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How to calculate Rock Quality Designation – RQD?

How to calculate Rock Quality Designation – RQD? Rock Quality Designation – RQD Rock Quality...
Chemical properties of water

Chemical properties of water

Chemical properties of water Chemical properties of water Chemical properties of water – The chemical...
Discontinuities in geology

Discontinuities in geology

Influence of discontinuity on rock mass behavior Planes of discontinuity define the strength, deformational and...