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Definition of Hardpans
1. hardpan [n] - See also: hardpan
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hardpans
Literary usage of Hardpans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Soils: Their Formation, Properties, Composition, and Relations to Climate by Eugene Woldemar Hilgard (1921)
"The latter class of hardpans is especially conspicuous in the case of swampy
ground and damp forests, where " moor- bedpan " and reddish ..."
2. Use of Water in Irrigation by Samuel Fortier (1916)
"These hardpans are the result of a concentration of lime and to a limited extent
of clay at a depth ..."
3. Use of Water in Irrigation by Samuel Fortier (1915)
"These hardpans are the result of a concentration of lime and to a limited extent
of clay at a depth ..."
4. Soil Alkali: Its Origin, Nature, and Treatment by Franklin Stewart Harris (1920)
"Cameron (5) gives the following explanation of the origin of hardpans: "The
application of the present ... hardpans vary much in their physical properties. ..."
5. The Handbook of Horticulture and Viticulture of Western Australia by A. Despeissis, Western Australia Dept. of Agriculture (1903)
"These hardpans prevent the penetration into the deeper soil of roots as well as
of water, and their breaking up previous to the cultivation of those marshes ..."
6. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by George Albert Hool, Nathan Clarke Johnson (1920)
"Some hardpans are water-tight, others water-bearing. Peat, Bog, Etc.—It is
sometimes necessary to put floating foundations for railroads or other structures ..."
7. American Sewerage Practice by Leonard. Metcalf, Harrison Prescott Eddy (1915)
"hardpans, soils, and other materials. The effort to apply it to such materials
is not to be encouraged, and the results are not to be depended upon. ..."
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