COMPACTION OF SOIL IN RURAL AREAS

 You might have wondered what is the difference between compaction of soil in rural areas or urban areas😄😄😄😄😄. Compaction means compaction only where it is used to remove air voids.💥💥 But here I am going to discuss about the compaction in villages, i.e., what the villagers do in house for compaction of soil. They niether use machineries nor any rollers. For them hand-made compaction is only the best, whether it takes less time or more. But it dosen't matter to them. All they want to things at low cost. And specially for Indians where we seek for low cost to do any particular work. 

Same is the case in our home also. We brought two labors to bring the upper layer soil to lower layer so that it can be place at the same level. So that there will be no difference between up-down or undulated land. And after placing the soil they used dhoormus( a local term used in our language) to compact it. At least two to three blows is allowed to fall on it so that it becomes cohesive and fully air tight. You can see in the picture. 

Well it takes more time but its cost is low i.e., they charge low cost. Eventually, like that also it is possible if the area is small and the work is just for two to three days. But if the area is large and the work is for 2-3 months then machineries are used. Such as in the case of road construction, airport runways, canal etc. But for house-works, where the area is small and the soil is to be filled then hand-made compaction technique is only used. It is rammed by rammer. 

After compaction of soil, bricks are placed on it. So that the soil does not become clay or muddy during rainy day. It is because the soil is loose and fully moisturize condition. So to prevent from all these bricks are placed on it, so that swelling or shrinkage does not occur. 

The area which you have compacted all should be covered with bricks. But don't go misconception with the term that "all should be covered with bricks". Wait, wait, it's not like that, that you should have to cover all with bricks. Specially, for the areas where you regularly come and go or frequently used that area. Well you identify by this image, because saying is of no use if you can't imagine it.

In this image you can see that, only the required area is covered with bricks. The rest on the left side is kept free because it is not frequently used. But the area that is frequently used and also dosen't matter day, night, rainy etc. is only covered with bricks. I don't know what I am saying, but you are able to understand, then that is only fine. 😇😇😇😇😇

Whatever be, I have tried to give you the difference between compaction in rural and outside areas where large projects are done. In what type of projects machineries are used and where hand rammer is used. So in every house-works compaction is done by rammer only.

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