Peat soils represent a unique class of organic deposits characterised by high water content, low shear strength and pronounced compressibility. These materials are formed from the partial ...

Initial field observations revealed a shallow corn (Zea mays L.) root system on a Zimmerman fine sand in a corn/soybean (Glycine max L.) rotation. Since root distribution influences crop water and ...

Experimental evidence shows that there is significant spatial variability of material properties within so called ``homogeneous'' soil layers, in both natural and artificial soil deposits. It has been ...

Engineers have created strong, low-cost walls from soil, water, and cardboard, cutting carbon emissions and construction ...

Root systems of individual crop plants may encounter large variations in mechanical impedance to root penetration. Split-root experiments were conducted to compare the effects of spatial variation in ...

Australian researchers have used cardboard, water and soil to create a strong construction material with low carbon emissions ...

Tokyo, one of the world's most densely populated megacities, sits on a highly active seismic zone where the threat of major ...