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Sand Castle Holds up a Car

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Written by Paul Strauss | May 17, 2016

Practical Engineering shows off a construction technique called Mechanically Stabilized Earth to strengthen material that would normally crumble under even the slightest of weight. The trick is adding thin, stiff layers like screen to confine the loose grains of sand.


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