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Dispose of Compromised Soil

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What happens here

The old soil that has been excavated is deemed compromised (soft and compressible clay with organic material like roots). This type of soil cannot be reused as backfill because the organic matter will break down, further compromising the stability of the soil. Therefore, all compromised soil must be hauled away. The skid steer loader is used to load the compromised soil into the dump trailer, which is then driven off-site for disposal.

Goal: Remove all unsuitable soil from the construction site.

Tools and materials

  • Dump Trailer — Hauling away compromised soil
  • Skid Steer Loader Cat — Loading compromised soil onto the dump trailer
  • Compromised Soil N/A — Disposal, as it is unsuitable for reuse

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out now if we were in a bind and we needed to reuse the soil we could recondition it but to do that would mean we'd have to lay it all out we would have to rotate the soil to dry it out and then we would have to pick all of those roots out of that soil those roots are actually organic material and they will break down and they will compromise the soil further so it's just easier to haul it away

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