Meaning of soil mechanics | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The application of mechanics (especially fluid mechanics) to soils, especially as a basis for the design and construction of building foundations and earthworks.
   uncountable
2. The mechanical behavior and performance of a soil.
   metonymically, uncountable

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Examples

“Consulting with the Foo firm brought soil mechanics into the plant⟳ engineer's toolchest.”

“An anemometer constructed by the Soil Mechanics Laboratory of the Western Region, British Railways, has been installed at Dawlish Warren, near Exeter, to obtain⟳ a record⟳ of the velocity (speed⟳ and direction) of the wind. This information is used for the study⟳ of the effects of wind erosion on the sand dunes which protect⟳ the railway from the sea at that point⟳.”

“Children learn⟳ the importance of water in soil mechanics from an early age. They learn⟳ on the beach while making sandcastles. When they use⟳ dry sand, their castle flows into a heap even as they lift⟳ the bucket. The particles of sand have⟳ no cohesion and little friction between them.”

“The plan⟳ to build⟳ a dam just downriver from Fooville was foiled by unsatisfactory soil mechanics.”

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