In dry soils such as laterite soils, it is a very small plant not exceeding 9 or 10 inches across its spread.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

However, some purer forms of laterite can be used.    From Wordnik.com.  [1. Refractories] Reference

This plant can use only laterite soils for stabilisation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

The laterite stones help considerably to reduce abrasion.    From Wordnik.com.  [1. Preface] Reference

Clay/laterite/bauxite etc., to satisfy raw-meal composition.    From Wordnik.com.  [4.1 Geological investigations] Reference

(Hard laterite is the best kind of fill for a concrete floor.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

This grass grows in open somewhat dry loamy and laterite soils in the.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

Stephen's battle position was on the SE corner of an inner defense laterite berm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Geist, Stephen J.] Reference

· The darker the laterite, the harder, heavier and more resistant to moisture it is.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 4] Reference

Many oxisols contain laterite layers because of a seasonally fluctuating water table.    From Wordnik.com.  [Soil] Reference

Thus, the use of laterite soils for brickmaking will require higher kiln temperatures.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

It should, however, be noted that laterite soils do not necessarily conform to this chart.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 4] Reference

It has been also recorded on loams, shallow clays over laterite, and coarse gravelly soils.    From Wordnik.com.  [7. Other Promising Species] Reference

Loose laterite stones, arranged by design, have pushed things in the foreground for sports.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Changing Face of My Goan Village] Reference

Since laterite consists mainly of goethite, it is probably suitable for use as an absorbent.    From Wordnik.com.  [6. Purifying absorbent] Reference

Highways: total: 226 km paved: 39 km (on major islands) unpaved: stone, coral, laterite 187 km.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 1995 CIA World Factbook] Reference

Some tropical soils have an iron-rich laterite layer which may become exposed through erosion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 8] Reference

Eighty-four million tons, or 60 percent of the total available nickel is in laterite deposits.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nickel] Reference

The crumbly red laterite earth crawls with foot-long lizards both inside and outside the shacks.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Coming Anarchy] Reference

Well-known research institute; wide experience in laterite and soil construction; many publications.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 12] Reference

Aside from stones in the narrow sense, laterite concretions can render the soil preparation difficult.    From Wordnik.com.  [1. Labour productivity and distribution] Reference

In southeast Queensland there are also localized remnant Tertiary surfaces with duricrust and laterite.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eastern Australian temperate forests] Reference

On the other hand, a laterite soil with a predominance of kaolinite, has a low level of linear shrinkage. 1 1.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

Unless such soils are kept under continuous shade, the laterite can harden irreversibly, making them useless.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 8] Reference

In some areas the plateau is crowned by a hard layer of laterite, ironstone shield or impervious conglomerates.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cliffs of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons), Mali] Reference

· Stabilized air-dried soil blocks, with 10 % cement content, laid in laterite-cement mortar, only in dry regions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 4] Reference

This species grows on a variety of soil formations including; gneiss, trap, laterite, alluvial, and boulder deposits.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 22] Reference

Suddenly the other four turned and darted for a pile of laterite, used for road-mending, which was twenty yards away.    From Wordnik.com.  [Burmese Days] Reference

A lump of laterite came sailing through the air and shattered itself against a pillar, whereat the clerk scooted indoors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Burmese Days] Reference

Pebbles, sand and laterite stones were the things, which were transported by the bull cart man, only to fade in oblivion now.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Changing Face of My Goan Village] Reference

A 3 cm cement screed (mixture 1: 1/4: 4) applied to the ground would be sufficient In case of laterite or volcanic mourrum soil.    From Wordnik.com.  [6. Construction of the biogas plant] Reference

The results can also be used to determine whether the soil can be classified as a true laterite, a lateritic or a non-lateritic soil.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

A Danish firm, Drostholm Products, has developed a plant system for the high speed production of lime-stabilised laterite soil blocks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

The iron content varies according to location: some of these laterite deposits are large enough to be mined for the production of iron.    From Wordnik.com.  [6. Purifying absorbent] Reference

They mine laterite nickel at Bulong, which involves new processes: most existing nickel mines in Australia have mined sulphide deposits.    From Wordnik.com.  [North West Resources Tour] Reference