What Is Soil Compaction Testing? Soil compaction testing for construction determines if adequate mechanic stress was applied at the appropriate water content to achieve maximum density. Assuming fixed compaction effort, the only variable the contractor can control is...
What is an Expansive (Shrink-Swell) Soil? Expansive soil is one of the more problematic soils due to its ability to cause damage to roads, foundations, and other various structures as it undergoes significant volumetric changes (shrinking and swelling) related to...
What is Soil Stabilization? Soil treatment is often considered when a construction site contains problematic soils. These soils can be overly wet and unable to be compacted properly and require drying; they may be sticky, prone to rutting and generally difficult to...
What is Meant by Soil Stabilization? Soil stabilization is a process by which the physical properties of a soil are transformed to provide permanent strength gains before construction. Stabilized soils outperform non-stabilized soils when materials, design, and...
Interested in learning more about the most common ways lime or Calciment LKD are applied on a jobsite? Below, we walk step-by-step through the process.Get back to work with less downtime Get a QuoteTransportation and Application Most commonly, lime and Calciment LKD...
What are Dredge Spoils? Dredge spoils are the sand, soil, silt and other organic matter that accumulates on the bottom of a body of water and are removed during dredging. Urban development, farming, natural disasters, tidal influence and other factors contribute to...
What is Soil Remediation? Soil remediation is the application of proven technologies to mitigate and manage risks from contaminated soils that could be harmful to human health and the environment. Contaminated soil is often the result of historical industrial...
What is Soil Stabilization? Soil stabilization is a process by which the physical properties of a soil are transformed to provide permanent strength gains by incorporating lime or cement. Stabilized soils outperform non-stabilized soils when materials, design, and...
What is the Objective of Soil Compaction? Soil compaction is used to densify a soil by reducing the void space, or the amount of air, between soil particles. In other words, soil compaction occurs when soil particles are pressed together to reduce the space between...
What is Soil Compaction? Soil compaction is the practice of applying mechanical compactive effort to densify a soil by reducing the void space between soil particles. Compaction occurs when particles are pressed together to reduce the space between them. Highly...