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What is
Excavation?
Excavation
Excavation is the process of moving earth, rock or other materials with tools,
equipment or explosives. It includes earthwork, trenching, wall shafts, tunneling and
underground.
By the process of excavation, the land is cleaned from tree roots, strums, organic
impurities etc., which should harm to the foundation.
Hand Tools for Soil
Excavation
Pamintuan, Ronnah Gee
Esposo, Angelica
Spade
It is a tool which consists of metal plate
having shard edges. The plate is
attached to long handle which is
generally made up of wood.
It is used as a way to replenish sand on some public beaches, where sand has been
lost because ofcoastal erosion.
Machinery Tools for
Dredging
Legaspi, Kristine Nicole
Obligado, Alyssa
Dredger
It is consists of large length boom. A cable
is hanged from the top of the boom and
digging bucket is suspended to the cable.