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Timbering to loose wet soil

Building and Construction · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes

Close sheeting and many struts for loose wet soil that flows - the most dangerous case on coastal, swampy and high-water-table Kenyan sites.

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. Timbering
  2. Meaning and purpose of timbering
  3. Materials for timbering
  4. Timbering members named
  5. Timbering to firm soil
  6. Timbering to loose dry soil
  7. Timbering to loose wet soil
  8. Erecting timbering to a foundation trench
  9. Timbering safety and the building code
  10. Striking, reuse, and why timbering matters