Compaction is the mechanical pounding of soil and weathered rock into a dense mass with sufficient bearing strength or impermeability to withstand a load. It is primarily used in construction to provide ground suitable for bearing the weight of any...

The most commonly used means of volume reduction for solid wastes. High pressure compaction (up to 3000 psi) can produce a closely inert fill material or building...

Compaction may refer to: Soil compaction, for mechanically induced compaction near the ground surface Compaction (geology), part of the process of lithification involving mechanical dewatering of a sediment by progressive loading under several km of...

IF CONGRESS doesn't act by the end of this month, dairy farmers in New England will lose a regional price support system that has helped to keep many in business. The long-term effect will be loss of farms, farmland, and locally produced fresh milk....

Sensors address soil compaction variations It has long been recognized that soil must be managed properly to sustain productivity. Soil is a complex medium composed of solids (mineral particles and organic matter), liquid (soil water), and gas (air entrained in soil pore spaces)....

For the second time in nine months, the state Senate has approved giving the state's 55 electoral votes for president to the winner of the national popular vote.But the bill, approved by the Senate on Monday, could be headed for another veto by Gov. Arnold...

It was Aug. 17, 1982, and row upon row of palm-sized plates with a rainbow sheen began rolling off an assembly line near Hanover, Germany. An engineering marvel at the time, today they are instantly recognizable as Compact Discs, a product that turns 25 years...