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Soil stabilization

Index Soil stabilization

Soil stabilization a general term for any physical, chemical, biological or combined method of changing a natural soil to meet an engineering purpose. [1]

31 relations: Acrylate polymer, Biopolymer, Calcite, Calcium chloride, Cellular confinement, Clay, Copolymer, Corrosive substance, Cross-link, Emulsion, Environmentally friendly, Fugitive dust, Geopolymer, Geotechnical engineering, Gravel, Hygroscopy, In situ, Land development, Laundry detergent, List of waste types, Magnesium chloride, Portland cement, Rain, Relative humidity, Road surface, Salting the earth, Sodium chloride, Soil, Styrene, Subsoil, Surfactant.

Acrylate polymer

Acrylate polymers belong to a group of polymers which could be referred to generally as plastics.

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Biopolymer

Biopolymers are polymers produced by living organisms; in other words, they are polymeric biomolecules.

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Calcite

Calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate (CaCO3).

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Calcium chloride

Calcium chloride is an inorganic compound, a salt with the chemical formula CaCl2.

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Cellular confinement

Cellular confinement systems (CCS)—also known as geocells—are widely used in construction for erosion control, soil stabilization on flat ground and steep slopes, channel protection, and structural reinforcement for load support and earth retention.

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Clay

Clay is a finely-grained natural rock or soil material that combines one or more clay minerals with possible traces of quartz (SiO2), metal oxides (Al2O3, MgO etc.) and organic matter.

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Copolymer

When two or more different monomers unite together to polymerize, the product is called a copolymer and the process is called copolymerization.

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Corrosive substance

A corrosive substance is one that will destroy and damage other substances with which it comes into contact.

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Cross-link

A cross-link is a bond that links one polymer chain to another.

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Emulsion

An emulsion is a mixture of two or more liquids that are normally immiscible (unmixable or unblendable).

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Environmentally friendly

Environmentally friendly or environment-friendly, (also referred to as eco-friendly, nature-friendly, and green) are sustainability and marketing terms referring to goods and services, laws, guidelines and policies that claim reduced, minimal, or no harm upon ecosystems or the environment.

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Fugitive dust

Fugitive dust is an environmental air quality term that refers to very small particles (particulate matter) suspended in the air, the source of which is primarily the earth's soil.

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Geopolymer

Geopolymers are inorganic, typically ceramic, materials that form long-range, covalently bonded, non-crystalline (amorphous) networks.

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Geotechnical engineering

Geotechnical engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials.

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Gravel

Gravel is a loose aggregation of rock fragments.

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Hygroscopy

Hygroscopy is the phenomenon of attracting and holding water molecules from the surrounding environment, which is usually at normal or room temperature.

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In situ

In situ (often not italicized in English) is a Latin phrase that translates literally to "on site" or "in position".

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Land development

Land development is altering the landscape in any number of ways such as.

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Laundry detergent

Laundry detergent, or washing powder, is a type of detergent (cleaning agent) that is added for cleaning laundry.

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List of waste types

Waste comes in many different forms and may be categorized in a variety of ways.

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Magnesium chloride

Magnesium chloride is the name for the chemical compound with the formula MgCl2 and its various hydrates MgCl2(H2O)x.

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Portland cement

Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world as a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco, and non-specialty grout.

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Rain

Rain is liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then becomes heavy enough to fall under gravity.

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Relative humidity

Relative humidity (RH) is the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor to the equilibrium vapor pressure of water at a given temperature.

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Road surface

A road surface or pavement is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic, such as a road or walkway.

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Salting the earth

Salting the earth, or sowing with salt, is the ritual of spreading salt on conquered cities to symbolize a curse on their re-inhabitation.

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Sodium chloride

Sodium chloride, also known as salt, is an ionic compound with the chemical formula NaCl, representing a 1:1 ratio of sodium and chloride ions.

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Soil

Soil is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life.

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Styrene

Styrene, also known as ethenylbenzene, vinylbenzene, and phenylethene, is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6H5CH.

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Subsoil

Subsoil is the layer of soil under the topsoil on the surface of the ground.

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Surfactant

Surfactants are compounds that lower the surface tension (or interfacial tension) between two liquids, between a gas and a liquid, or between a liquid and a solid.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_stabilization

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