The method to determine the active earth pressure and critical width for finite soil behind the retaining wall in mountainous areas is one of the concerns of geotechnical engineering. In order to ...

A 'biological universe' exists in a gram of soil. Find out how the soil biota within this tiny universe transform energy, create and modify their habitat, influence soil health, and aid in the ...

The UNS criterion, widely covering meridian planes and octahedral planes, can serve for describing the nonlinear strength behaviors exhibited by soils, as well as confirm how the intermediate ...

Soil microbiology is the scientific discipline that is concerned with the study of all biological aspects of the microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi, parasites and protozoa) that ...

The health of soils is dependent on the mix of living organisms they contain, including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, insects, worms, other invertebrates and vertebrates. This variety of organisms ...