Sentence examples for In embankments from inspiring English sources

In embankments and earth dams, the granular filter used to protect the base soil from being eroded by the fluid flow is a major safety device.

The floods were not the result of monsoon rains but of a breach in embankments that had been built by the government to protect people.

Observations of sluice gates in embankments separating shrimp ponds from tidal channels and discussions with shrimp farmers confirmed this inference.

Recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) is often used as a replacement of virgin aggregate in embankments, roadbed, asphalt and concrete pavements.

Geofoam layers of large extent, up to 1 m thick, are used in the construction of road embankments across weak soil, replacing denser rocks or soil in embankments.

The TDA applications include: lightweight fills in embankments over soft soils, lightweight backfills behind retaining walls, insulation and drainage layers etc.

A telltale detail of their design tipped him off: There are funnel-shaped channels where fish could be trapped--a feature shared by most weirs--in the embankments, he writes in the 9 November issue of Nature.

Normally, soils are placed in embankment dams in thin layers individually compacted by rolling.

Asphalt concrete is used as impervious core in embankment dams.

Total and differential settlements are major concerns in embankment design.

Asphaltic concrete has been used as waterproofing core in embankment dams, since 1948.