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In soil mechanics, dilatancy is the volume change observed in granular materials when they are subjected to shear deformations. This effect was first described...7 KB (982 words) - 07:48, 7 January 2023- David Stewart Jenkinson FRS (25 February 1928 – 16 February 2011) was a soil scientist whose career was based at Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK. His...1 KB (151 words) - 09:36, 17 April 2022
- Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) is based on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and the purpose of Eco-DRR is to prevent and reduce disasters...4 KB (382 words) - 22:45, 20 February 2023
- Peretaite is a sulfate of antimony and calcium. The mineral, Ca(SbO)4(SO4)2(OH)2 (2(H2O)), was named Peretaite for its locality. It was first discovered...4 KB (358 words) - 14:12, 10 February 2023
- Wandering heart is a fault in timber, where the heart of the tree wanders from side to side, rather than remaining central. This is usually caused by sustained...633 bytes (64 words) - 09:16, 5 May 2022
