Sentence examples for soil settle from inspiring English sources

How does a structure on a clay soil settle with time, and what is the maximum bearing pressure that the footing of a building can exert on a soil or rock foundation without rupturing it?

Lightly water the area to help the soil settle.

Shake up the container then and then let the soil settle.

Fill to almost the top but not quite, then shake a little to help the soil settle evenly.

The model predicts that the exposed soil settled by 10 mm from May through August with spikes corresponding to weather conditions.

Planting requires the prepared seedling to be placed securely at proper angle in a pre-dug planting hole where the stem stands erect after planting and the soil settles in hole by gradual action of wind and rain.

Mark the jar as the soil settles.

Water the seed immediately so that the soil settles around the seed and the soil stays moist.

After the soil settles, check the color of the liquid in the test container against the pH chart provided with the test kit.

When glacial lakes are formed, there is very little movement of the water that makes the lake and these eroded soils settle on the lake bed.

The E.P.A. concluded that the land was safe but noted that two buildings had been demolished because of soil settling, possibly caused by debris decomposing under the soil.