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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9/28/2010 Piaget’s Conservation Task Experiment In my experiment I chose to do the water glasses. I gave the test to my little brother and sister. My sister is eleven and my brother is nine. I also gave it to my next door neighbor’s kids and one is five and the other one is two. The results of the experiment were that the older kids guessed right and they were harder to trick and both the little kids got the test wrong. I think that Piaget’s Theory is fairly accurate based on my experiment
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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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The issue of conservation has been discussed‚ dissected‚ and debated over for centuries by people who understand that endlessly destroying habitats and over-hunting species inevitably leads to permanent damage that affects everyone. Sure‚ there have been major milestones in the efforts to stabilize natural habitats such as Theodore Roosevelt’s actions in creating national parks and protecting 230 million acres of land‚ but it will have to take a worldwide effort in order to secure the biosphere (“Theodore
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ADVANTAGES OF BIODIVERSITY By adopting a different‚ more positive‚ and more proactive approach to the challenges that environmental issues pose‚ Indian enterprises will greatly benefit in this millennium. The prevalent attitude today‚ with some exceptions‚ is that environmental concerns impose costs that are best avoided. This is natural since these are costs which can fairly readily be externalised and imposed on somebody else. Thus‚ when industrial effluents render river water unfit for drinking
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Agency for Development and Cooperation “Over 60% of all ecosystems on the globe are overexploited and have entered into a degradation cycle with often unknown consequences” (2004). Humans can offer some assistance in the matter by preservation and conservation of our natural resources. The ecosystem preservation can be best defined as the continued and uninterrupted natural cycle of a particular ecosystem by mankind. Even the slightest interruption by mankind on an ecosystem could easily bring an end
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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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BIODIVERISTY AND CONSERVATION OF PULICAT LAKE S.K. M.BASHA*‚ E.RAJYALAKSHMI‚ B.RATNESWARA RAO P. UMA MAHESHWARI drskmbasha@gmail.com‚ swathisayani@yahoo.co.in‚bratnashrao@yahoo.com‚mahepm@yahoo.com Assocate Professor and Research scholars‚ NBKR Medicinal Plant Research Centre‚ Vidyanagar – 524413‚ SPSR Nellore Dist‚ Andhra Pradesh‚ India. The lagoon’s boundary limits range between 13.33° to 13.66° N and 80.23° to 80.25°E‚ with
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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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