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Atterberg Limits Testing

The Atterberg Limits test is actually a two-part test that determines the plastic limit and the liquid limit of soils. The plastic limit of the soil is the minimum moisture content at which a soil will exhibit plastic behavior, specifically rolling into a thread of 1/8 inch diameter. The liquid...

Bearing Capacity

Bearing capacity is technically the vertical load that soil can support before it gives way resulting in catastrophic failure. The failure plan is an arc that extends from the foundation edge, below the foundation, and reaches the surface about 1 to 2 foundation widths away. However, most soils...

Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser

In 2002, Congress passed the “Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act" (Brownfields Amendments). Included in the Act, was the creation of a new landowner liability protection from CERCLA for Bona Fide Prospective Purchasers (“BFPP”). Since the enactment of the...

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