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What is the purpose of soil boring and borehole logging?

What is the purpose of soil boring? Soil boring is a practice of geotechnical investigations whose purpose is to determine the soils load-bearing capabilities, water table and chemical contamination. Boring is important because (1) it helps to determine the capacity of the soil to provide support to the structures on the surface, (2) it reveals the permeability of the soil to establish if it ...

Installation SorbiCells municipallity of Alkmaar - Case Study

Project Installation SorbiCells municipallity of Alkmaar Client Wareco Implemented by Eijkelkamp Soil & Water Country The Netherlands Background to constructing a monitoring network ...

Increasing road strength through soil stabilization

Roads are something you may not think about a lot, but at Cypher Environmental, we believe road infrastructure is a very important public asset. Roads are vital to help a nation grow and develop. They play a crucial role in economic development and ...

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Peat Profile Sampler

The peat profile sampler, type Wardenaar, is an apparatus for sampling intact, undisturbed peat profiles in peat lands up to a depth of 1 meter. The peat profile sampler consists of a rectangular stainless steel box casing, divided lengthwise into two halves, with very sharp specially shaped cutting edges at the base. The handgrip hinging with both halves allows both halves to be pushed into ...