In order to mobilize shallow soil to participate in the interaction of piled raft foundation sufficiently, the concept of piled raft has been modified to new type of foundation named composite piled raft. In the system of composite piled raft, the short piles made of flexible materials is used to strengthen the shallow soft soil, while the long piles made of relatively rigid materials is used t...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Urban farming makes a substantial influence on the household economy of the urban poor especially in developing countries. Urban soil the hot spot of urban farming is a natural sink for contaminants especially the trace elements derived mainly from anthropogenic activities. This study’s aim was to quantify the concentrations of selected trace elements...

Purpose. Providing general characteristics, types and concepts of legal relations in the coal mine methane industry (CMM industry), revealing specific features coalbed as an object international, European constitutional caused by its natural dichotomy a harmful substance greenhouse gas, on one hand, material and/or energy resource mineral national importance, other. Methodology. During research...

Surface soil sodicity as well as subsoil salinity, acidity, and phytotoxic concentrations of chloride (Cl) are major soil constraints to crop production in many soils of sub-tropical, north-eastern Australia. The identification of genotypes tolerant to these soil constraints may be an option to maintain and improve productivity on these soils. We evaluated performance of 11 barley and 17 wheat ...

Many trees of tropical dry forests flower or form new shoots soon after leaf shedding during the dry season, i.e., during a period when trees are likely to be severely water stressed. To resolve this apparent paradox, phenology and seasonal changes in tree water status were monitored during two consecutive dry seasons in > 150 trees of 37 species growing at different sites in the tropical dry l...

From 2007 wave overtopping tests with the Wave Overtopping Simulator (Van der Meer et al, 2008) have been performed on real dikes in order to determine strength of grass covers against loads from overtopping. Over 15 different locations and over 50 test sections tested. Most these large scale a clay subsoil. As part since 2014, pull sod pulling device estimate critical velocity, cover, specific...