Essays about: "soil layer"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 163 essays containing the words soil layer.
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11. Application of ERT for Quality Assurance in Jet Grouting Columns; A development of an alternative quality control
University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk geologi; Lunds universitet/Väg- och vattenbyggnad (CI)Abstract : With the increased urbanization major cities are facing, expansion of larger facilities and households are inevitable. Expansion means larger areas of the surface needs to be used where the risk of varying subsurface soil properties increases with larger surface areas. READ MORE
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12. Reconstructing Past Climate by Grain Size and Magnetic Susceptibility Analysis of Belgium Loess From the Late Quaternary
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Aeolian dust that gets deposited builds up loess sequences that cover 10% of the Earth's continents. Such sequences can be several metres thick with material deposited over thousands of years, and therefore act like archives of past climates. READ MORE
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13. Finite Element Modeling of Installation Effects of Soil-Cement Columns
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurserAbstract : Since the 1970's deep mixing columns have been widely used all over the world to improve the performance of soft soil in regard to bearing capacity or deformation behaviour. They are installed by mixing a binding agent, e.g. cement, in situ with the soil. READ MORE
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14. Soil carbon sequestration in Swedish semi-natural grasslands: An opportunity for climate mitigation and biodiversity conservation? : A literature study of soil carbon sequestration in relation to biodiversity
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : The urgent issue with a changing climate has shed a light on the agricultural system and related climate mitigatory opportunities. One natural climate solution that has reached a lot of attention during the later years is carbon sequestrations in soils. READ MORE
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15. Hg concentration in humus soils in different Arctic and Subarctic tundra vegetation types : Including a method comparison for analyzing metals in humus soils
University essay fromAbstract : Heavy metals, such as mercury (Hg), have a long residence time in the atmosphere and can be transported long distances and deposited in the Arctic via wet and dry deposition. Still, there are few studies on the complex mercury cycle and how different plant groups absorb Hg. READ MORE