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4. A temporary structure used to enclose a construction area, and prevent soil or water from entering the construction area.
5. Removal of water from a job site. Usually by pumping from excavations.
8. Ron Boyer’s middle name?
10. Water content of clay relative to the Atterberg limits.
11. A shear fracture in a rock mass along which movement has taken place.
12. Soil particles which are finer (smaller) than 0.002 mm in size.
14. Usually referred to a 'built-up' section of soil (engineered fill) as for roads or dams.
15. The shear resistance between soil and a structure (e.g. steel, concrete or timber piles; along a retaining wall)
16. Igneous or sedimentary rock that has changed by heat and/or pressure. Examples include quartz to quartzite, shale to slate, and limestone to marble.
17. A condition that exists when the water table piezometric surface lies above the ground level.
18. The removal of salts and soluble substances as water flows through a soil medium. Leachate is the leached liquid from the soil, rich in minerals.
19. How many international offices does Langan have?

1. A site that is used to supply soils for earthwork construction (i.e. gravel pit).
2. The property of a soil which allows it to deform continuously, usually a mass of clay size particles.
3. An enlargement at the base of a foundation that is designed to transmit forces to the soil
6. In what month is Seth’s birthday?
7. A mass of soil having different properties in different directions. Primarily refers to permeability or stress-strain characteristics.
9. The magnitude of the lowering of a water table, usually near a well being pumped.
12. Soil particles between 3 inches (76 mm) and 12 inches (305 mm) in size.
13. What’s Sandy’s favorite cake flavor?