Sentence examples for basement soil from inspiring English sources

The organic content of peat makes it a problematic basement soil for highway construction.

The limited shear strength of basement soil causes sliding of the foundation, which could be underestimated by elastic and linear soil assumption, as shown in Figure 16.

The uplift of the tower footing is investigated through vertical deformation and force resistance of the basement soil at the extreme right and left sides of the footing base (case I).

The main soils are poorly developed and shallow clayey soils in the floodplains; brown calcareous clay loams, sandy soils, ash and pumice soils in the higher elevations; and basement rock soils which dominate large areas of the County, making pastoralism the only appropriate land use in most parts of the County (Ogutu et al. 2014).

Epistemic uncertainties studied in this paper are inherent to the following modeling assumptions: (1) the type of finite elements used in the building models; (2) the in-plane and out-of-plane stiffness of the diaphragms; (3) the interaction between the basement and the surrounding soil; and (4) the decision where to apply base fixity.

The greatest risk of radon exposure arises in buildings that are airtight, insufficiently ventilated, and have foundation leaks that allow air from the soil into basements and dwelling rooms.

Mr. Lowery pointed out that excavation of soil in the basement was necessarily limited.

The soils of the study area are Ferruginous Tropical Soils derived from Basement Complex rocks.

This eliminates any saturation of the soil next to your basement walls and under the basement floor.

New bags of potting soil sat near the basement door, though.

In the Ambagarh Chouki area, there is a rocky basement covered by alluvium, colluvium, and soil.