packed soil

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• packed — [ pækt ] adjective * 1. ) extremely crowded: The movie theater was packed on Friday. a packed flight packed with: a beach packed with tourists 2. ) INFORMAL containing a lot of something: packed with: This new series is packed with drama and… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Soil mechanics — is a discipline that applies principles of engineering mechanics, e.g. kinematics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, and mechanics of material, to predict the mechanical behavior of soils. Together with Rock mechanics, it is the basis for solving many… …   Wikipedia

• Soil morphology — is the field observable attributes of the soil within the various soil horizons and the description of the kind and arrangement of the horizons. [cite book | last = Buol | first = Stanley W. | authorlink = | coauthors = Southard, Randal J.,… …   Wikipedia

• soil — n. 1) to cultivate, till, work the soil 2) to fertilize; irrigate the soil 3) barren, poor; fertile; firm; packed; sandy; soggy; swampy soil * * * [sɔɪl] fertile firm irrigate the soil packed poor sandy …   Combinatory dictionary

• packed */ — UK [pækt] / US adjective 1) extremely crowded The cinema was packed on Friday. a packed flight packed with: a beach packed with holiday makers 2) informal containing a lot of something packed with: This new series is packed with drama and… …   English dictionary

• soil — 01. You need to turn the [soil] at the base of the plant once in a while to keep it from getting too hard packed. 02. The old man had trouble controlling himself, and often [soiled] his pants. 03. The [soil] at the mouth of a river is usually… …   Grammatical examples in English

• Shear strength (soil) — Shear strength in reference to soil is a term used to describe the maximum strength of soil at which point significant plastic deformation or yielding occurs due to an applied shear stress. There is no definitive shear strength of a soil as it… …   Wikipedia

• Tillage — Cultivating after early rain. Tillage is the agricultural preparation of the soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and overturning. Examples of human powered tilling methods using hand tools include …   Wikipedia

• Topsoil — Surface runoff, also called nonpoint source pollution, from a farm field in Iowa during a rain storm. Topsoil as well as farm fertilizers and other potential pollutants run off unprotected farm fields when heavy rains occur. Topsoil is the upper …   Wikipedia

• Broadfork — In farming and gardening, the broadfork, or U fork is a tool used to manually break up densely packed soil, like hardpan, to improve aeration and drainage. It consists of five or so metal tines, approximately eight inches long, spaced a few… …   Wikipedia

• Islamic funeral — A lithographic painting depicting a Muslim funeral procession in South Asia, circa 1888 Funerals in Islam follow fairly specific rites, though they are subject to regional interpretation and variation in custom. In all cases, however, sharia… …   Wikipedia