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Term

soil compaction

Term

An increase in bulk density (mass per unit volume) and a decrease in soil porosity resulting from applied loads, vibration or pressure. More compacted soils (or other materials) can support greater loads (load-bearing capacity). Bulk density can be increased by controlling the moisture content, compaction forces and treatment procedures, as well as by manipulating the type of material being compacted.

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Source:

EEA Glossary

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Definition source publication

ETC/CDS. General Environmental Multilingual Thesaurus (GEMET 2000)

Publication year

2000

Definition source URL

http://glossary.eea.europa.eu/EEAGlossary

Organisation

ETC/CDS

Organisation full name

Subjects

SOIL

Long definition

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