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Soil Classifications & How to Use Them
Soil classifications are the key to construction, engineering, and agriculture. Knowing your soil type tells you how to use and improve it. And...
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What Soil Amendments Are & How to Choose Them
Soil amendments are materials that can improve earth’s strength, quality, or other properties. There are hundreds of soil amendments available, which...
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How & Why We Do Sieve Analysis Tests
Sieve analysis tests help classify soil on a jobsite so contractors and engineers can better gauge how it will hold up to the job they want it to do....
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Pros & Cons of Different Soil Stabilizers
Soil stabilization is essential to build and maintain infrastructure. But with dozens of products on the market, which one should you use? Or, should...
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How to Reduce Maintenance for Unpaved County Roads
Unpaved county roads are crucial to America’s transportation network. In fact, about one-third of our public roads are dirt or gravel.1 Most...
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How to Build a Gravel Road With Perma-Zyme
Gravel roads are essential lifelines in rural areas that would otherwise be inaccessible. However, maintaining them has always been expensive and...
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Soil Cement Stabilization And Other Uses of Cement
Cement is the second most-used material in the world (right after water), and if you tally it up by mass, it accounts for about half of all manmade...
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Different Cement Types and How They're Made
Cement is a key ingredient in concrete and other construction materials, and over a dozen different cement types exist. Together, we’ll explore what...
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Lime vs. Limestone Rock: Types and Uses of Each
Lime comes from limestone rock and serves as a popular soil stabilizer with many applications. You can use it for everything from growing vegetables...
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What Is Aggregate Rock?
In simple terms, aggregates are rocks. However, they're more than that. Aggregate is a valuable resource for county road supervisors and private...