Keywords: Liquefaction remediation. Silty soils. Dynamic compaction (DC). Vibro-stone columns (SC). Hazard mitigation. Saturated sands. Non-plastic sands. Densification processes. Ground improvement.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soil type affects how it retains water and nutrients.Photograph: iStock/Getty Images (Photograph: iStock/Getty Images) I often ...

Loamy soil is the holy grail, but all types can be improved by adding organic matter I often mention my veg patch’s clay soil in this column, and that’s because soil type affects what we grow and how.

Summary: Liquefaction, or the generation of pore water pressure between soil grains due to seismic excitation, reduces the shear strength of a granular skeleton and is a significant cause of damage in ...

Silty soil falls in the middle between sandy and clay soils. It can be a dream to cultivate as it's usually very fertile. It's also light so easy to dig and work on all year round. In addition, silty ...

PUB has penalised 74 civil and building contractors in 2017 for discharging silty water into the waterways, and for providing poor earth control measures (ECM) at their sites, the national water ...