her book on Turkish village society‚ The Seed and the Soil‚ describes how virginity testing is related to the way that Turkish villagers conceptualize and explain the reproductive process. They see reproduction as analogous to the planting and growing of crops; the man provides the “seed” with his semen‚ and the woman serves as the “soil” in which the seed germinates and grows. As a metaphor for reproduction‚ the idea of the seed and the soil provides villagers with a way of thinking about and understanding
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LANDSLIDES Introduction The term ‘landslide’ includes all varieties of mass movements of hill slopes and can be defined as the downward and outward movement of slope forming materials composed of rocks‚ soils‚ artificial fills or combination of all these materials along surfaces of separation by falling‚ sliding and flowing‚ either slowly or quickly from one place to another. Although the landslides are primarily associated with mountainous terrains‚ these can also occur in areas where an activity
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The soil used in this experiment is Kaolinite clay‚ which has Cv = 8.69 sqm/year at 300 kPa (hydraulic result) and Cv = 2.98 sqm/year at 288 kPa (manual result). This result then would be compare with some theoretical calculation by using the isochorne plot. Introduction Oedometer test is test to present and measure the consolidation of a soil. Consolidation is a process when an external load is given at the top of a saturated soil which will cause the water to be squeezed from the soil and
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Soil contamination Soil contamination or soil pollution is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment. It is typically caused by industrial activity‚ agricultural chemicals‚ or improper disposal of waste. The most common chemicals involved are petroleum hydrocarbons‚ polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (such as naphthalene and benzo(a)pyrene)‚ solvents‚ pesticides‚ lead‚ and other heavy metals. Contamination is correlated with the
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Introduction Every type of soil has its own percentage of moisture content. The void in soil content water and air. The moisture content may varies for each types of soil. Different type of soil has different moisture content. Moisture content of soil also may be affected by the climate where the high humidity country tend to have higher moisture content in soil. Size or structure of the soil particles also affecting the moisture content. The properties of the soil to retain water also one of the
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Factors that Affect Soil Nutrients Nutrient availability can be influenced by several factors and these include: 1. Soil Ph: The relative concentration of the hydrogen irons and or hydroxyl irons may either increase or decrease nutrient availability. 2. The Presence of Other Nutrients: The essence of the various mineral salts will either increase or decrease the other mineral salts in the soil. 3. Leaching: This encourages the draining of mineral salts from the topsoil to subsoil thereby depriving
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SOIL NAILING FOR STABILIZATION OF SLOPES Abstract: After its development in early 1980’s it become widely used in method of providing permanent and temporary support for earth‚ and stabilization of slope on many engineering projects in world wide. In starting of this period soil nailing was only performed on that project where geotechnical contractor provide this as an alternative to other soil improvements techniques. Now a days soil nailing is accepted only because of its performance and effectiveness
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How to Prevent Soil Erosion TERRACING Terrace farming is a farming method that makes use of a hill to create a multiplatform farm. There are severals steps known as andenes which are built into the side of a hill. The idea behind it is that any rain that falls and builds up on the andenes will overflow into another andene below‚ making the most out of the nutrients it provides. CROP ROTATION The successive planting of different crops on the same land to improve soil fertility and help
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If you’re new to home buying in can be a scary situation when you go to buy your first home. This holds especially true now even for those located in the usually very secure Knox County area in Ohio. You’ll want to follow this tip list to help you when you’re buying a new home. #1. Don’t be in a hurry to buy. One of the mistakes a new home owner can make is to try and rush into a deal. Make sure the house you are buying is the right one for you and your family. You want it to have enough features
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microscopy‚ soil microbiology and bacterial growth. The main aim of laboratory work with Escherichia coli and soil sample was to introduce students to bacterial growth in pure culture and soil microbial flora. The experiment of bacterial growth in pure culture using optical density measurement‚ plate count and DAPI direct count‚ showed that Plate Spread method was more precise to understand bacterial population growth tendency and counting generation time. During laboratory work with soil sample were
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