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Soil Testing - BS 1377 - 1990

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Soil Testing - BS 1377 Parts 1-8 1990 The laboratory provides a modern temperature controlled effective stress laboratory offering the standard range of drained or undrained triaxial effective stress and permeability tests together with many of the advanced tests now commonly being required. Facilities also exist for determination of direct shear and one-dimensional consolidation properties using the oedometer. BS 1377 Part 2 Moisture Content Particle Size Distribution Sedimentation Atterburg Limits Linear Shrinkage BS 1377 Part 3 Sulphate Content (aqueous) Sulphate Content (Total) Organic matter content pH Value Chloride Content BRE Suite BS 1377 Part 4 Dry density/ Moisture Relationship MCV One Point/Calibration Vane Shear Bulk Density- Compacted Bulk Density- uncompacted California Bearing Ratio Test BS 1377 Part 5 Determination of the one Dimensional Consolidation Permeabilty test by Constant Head Permeabilty by the Ken Head Method...

The Hidden Potential of Wadi Al Sulai, Riyadh

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Wadi Al Sulai is an ancient historical valley mentioned in the poems of Al-Asha and Al-Hamdani. Located in Riyadh, it runs for 103 kilometres  from King Khalid International Airport in the north to Khashm Al-A’an in the south, covering an area of 176 square meters. The valley features the well-known Ain Heet Cave, which has been a favorite destination of Riyadh residents for over 35 years. Despite Rapid Urbanization, Wadi Al Sulai has been left undeveloped and is not widely known to local residents. Riyadh Municipality is working to rectify this  through a development and rehabilitation project to transform the area into one of the capital's largest recreational parks by marketing its natural potential to private sector investors. AIN HEET CAVE The cave is arguably the most famous destination in Wadi Al Sulai. It is most popular among explorers and divers looking to traverse the abundant underground water, described by some geologists as the world's cleanest. ...