Growing up in Haiti, Northwestern Engineering’s Ludmilla Aristilde looked critically at the land and thought about how soil sustains plants. This came naturally; her father was both an educator and ...

Improving soil engineering properties is an inevitable process before construction on soft soil. Increasing soil strength with chemical stabilizing agents, such as cement, raises environmental ...

Multiple-compaction demonstrates cyclic loading on laterite soils used in highway construction and its effects on engineering properties. The method determines the mechanical stability of derived ...

A new type of soil created by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin can pull water from the air and distribute it to plants, potentially expanding the map of farmable land around the globe to ...

Ary Bruand is a professor at Université d'Orléans (President of the university of Orleans from 2016 to 2020). His research has primarily focused on the structure of soil and its mechanical, hydric, ...

Ever wondered how a delicate plant root can push its way through hard ground? It’s a feat of engineering happening beneath our feet. Understanding this process is more important than ever as we face ...

Take a look out at this landscape. What do you notice? Credit: Shutterstock Take a walk outside. Get some fresh air. What do you notice around you? Buildings, trees, and the sky may be on your list, ...

At the Arcadia flood risk management project, in Arcadia, Wisconsin, geotechnical staff are gathering data using a unique method of subsurface exploration. The Cone Penetrometer Test, or CPT, is one ...

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A shovel should slide into healthy soil with satisfying ease. When the blade bounces back like it just struck concrete, the ground sends a very clear message: the soil needs help. Compacted soil stops ...