Soil is one of the oldest building materials known to mankind. From its earliest use as a building material in ancient Egypt to today’s modern earthen dams, transportation, and building infrastructure, soils have played a vital role in the development of civilization. The importance of soils in buried pipe infrastructure and other vital buried assets are often misunderstood. This presentation will highlight the use of the soil classification systems, compaction requirements and laboratory test that help insure a sustainable buried asset.
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