Artificial islands can be built using natural materials ( e. g. dirt, sand, rock ) and / or artificial ones ( e. g. recycled waste, concrete slabs ).

Since mining entails removing dirt and rock from its natural location creating large empty pits, rooms and tunnels, cave-ins as well as ground and rock falls are a major concern within mines.

GK Gilbert's estimates of debris total more than eight times the amount of rock and dirt moved during construction of the Panama Canal.

Near the end of the chapter, a few men are carrying another man who was struck by a falling rock ( mentioned in the " Impact of progress " feature on the DVD ) uphill along a procession of workers who are carrying dirt filled sacks.

Rural Texas in the early 20th Century was often connected by unpaved routes, often of caliche or other rock and dirt paths.

BBSO, now operated by the New Jersey Institute of Technology, is still a major Big Bear Lake landmark connected to the north shore by a dirt and rock causeway.

Approximately 190 truckloads of slag, rock, dirt and Jonas Brothers CD's were hauled to the site and the shaft was filled at an estimated cost of $ 30, 000.

The floors were usually dirt or sometimes rock.

In 1853, when teamsters commenced to haul granite rock from Little Cottonwood Canyon to the Salt Lake Temple construction site, a dirt path was made along what is now Vine Street.

Play components may include earth shapes ( sculptures ), environmental art, indigenous vegetation ( trees, shrubs, grasses, flowers, lichens, mosses ), boulders or other rock structures, dirt and sand, natural fences ( stone, willow, wooden ), textured pathways, and natural water features.

Helicopters brought dirt and rock for the trail.

The bus crashes into a dirt embankment and Scorpio flees into a nearby rock quarry, where he has a running gun battle with Callahan.

Over the course of construction 55 million cubic yards of rock and dirt were taken from the nearby glacial moraine by conveyor belt to create the dam relying primarily on gravity to hold it together.

The excavation of of dirt and rock had to be accomplished before the new long section of dam was built.

The tarp protects the rope from dirt and rock that might impair integrity by causing hard-to-see micro-cuts in the rope's sheath or internal core.

After that, he crawls into a long, deep shaft in the ground, as far as he can get, where he is shielded from all scent except for dirt, rock, and water.

The island on which the city was situated ( and the only territory subject to its rule ) was enlarged to the east with the addition of dirt and rock.

A loader is a heavy equipment machine often used in construction, primarily used to load material ( such as asphalt, demolition debris, dirt, snow, feed, gravel, logs, raw minerals, recycled material, rock, sand, and woodchips ) into or onto another type of machinery ( such as a dump truck, conveyor belt, feed-hopper, or railcar ).

In open-pit mining, a berm refers to dirt and rock piled alongside a haulage road or along the edge of a dump point.

If the player drops a rock on a foe at the same time he pumps it to death, a glitch will occur whereupon all enemies will promptly disappear, but the game will not progress and the player will be free to dig through all dirt.

The dam was built in ten alternating zones of dirt, rock and clay that ultimately totaled.

Specialised commonly available off-road vehicles include ATVs ( All Terrain Vehicles ), dirt bikes, dune buggies, rock crawlers, and sandrails.

Radar images by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ( MRO ) spacecraft's SHARAD radar sounder suggest that features called lobate debris aprons in three craters in the eastern region of Hellas Planitia are actually glaciers of water ice lying buried beneath layers of dirt and rock.

Wearing a mask in order to look human and a purple suit at most times, he attempts to mine it and other parts of Earth of various resources including random earth, dirt, rock, snow, metal and oil.

Even the details of the tunnel dig are the same — the way the prisoners hide the excavated dirt in their pants and shake it out on the parade ground during exercise.

The dirt comprising Akapana appears to have been excavated the from the " moat " that surrounds the site.

The fill material came from dirt excavated during the building of the World Trade Center, as well as garbage, dirt and debris.

Atop the wooden rafters, approximately a foot of straw was laid, on top of which the excavated dirt was placed and stamped down.

This unit is put in a hole deep enough to cover the bottom section, and then the excavated dirt is filled in around the top and packed down.

Fort Loudoun was excavated ; dirt was deposited to raise the site, and the fort was rebuilt in its original location.

After the concrete was cured, the dirt was excavated through the doorways, leaving the roof standing in its place.

The dirt on this side of the cave has been excavated and removed and pick marks are still visible in the dirt.

When the Big Dig began work in Boston in 1992, some of the excavated dirt and clay was used to resurface the island.

point of view, are the beautiful, full-figured women like Daisy Mae, Wolf Gal, Stupefyin ' Jones and Moonbeam McSwine ( a caricature of his wife Catherine, aside from the dirt )— all of whom found their way onto the painted noses of bomber planes during World War II and the Korean War.

Travelling in remote areas in northern Australia is not advisable during the wet season ( November to April ), as heavy tropical downpours can quickly make dirt roads impassable.

NASCAR tracks at the time were mainly dirt tracks with modest barriers, and during the 1957 season a Mercury Monterey crashed into the crowd.

** The soil under strawberries is covered with straw to protect the ripe berries from dirt, and straw is also used to cover the plants during winter to prevent the cold from killing them.

Banky investigates and uncovers dirt on Alyssa's past, and he reports to Holden that Alyssa participated in a threesome with two guys during high school, which gave her the nickname " Finger Cuffs ".

Most of the town scenes were done in nearby Marshville, NC in Union County, NC which is a small town in the county directly to the west of Anson County ; the store is an actual store called Apple Jacks and dirt was laid out of over pavement during filming.

He was also famous for a brief sketch that he did on the show, during which he simply improvised with a large pile of dirt and some army toys.

Most of the town scenes were done in nearby Marshville, NC in Union County, NC which is a small town in the county directly to the west of Anson County ; the store is an actual store called Apple Jacks and dirt was laid out of over pavement during filming.

Most of the town scenes were done in Marshville, NC ; the store is an actual store called Apple Jacks and dirt was laid out over pavement during filming.

A marker behind the airport showing the height of the river during historic floods ( the dirt mark is from the 2006 floods ).

The northeast section is fenced in with a dirt road which can be used during open hours to drive in and park.

Since the road network within the trail system was generally dirt, the bulk of supply transportation ( and the military efforts that they supported ) were conducted during the dry season.

For its reputation as a healing site ( believers claim that dirt from a back room of the church can heal physical and spiritual ills ), it has become known as the " Lourdes of America ," and attracts close to 300, 000 visitors a year, including up to 30, 000 during Holy Week ( the week prior to Easter ).

In northern Thailand, people may carry handfuls of sand to their neighborhood monastery in order to recompense the dirt that they have carried away on their feet during the rest of the year.

Within the woodland, close to the river, BMX riders have created numerous dirt ramps which are regularly used during summer months.

Also, the infrared laser did not cope as well with disc manufacturing defects, such as dirt trapped under the surface of the disc ( inclusions ), an off-center hole or track errors created during mastering, such as track-to-track " kissing " ( tracks touching ).

Tabernacle floors were covered with sawdust to dampen the noise of shuffling feet ( as well as for its pleasant smell and its ability to hold down the dust of dirt floors ), and coming forward during the invitation became known as " hitting the sawdust trail.

Outside of hunger, mud and dirt can be consumed accidentally during sports and other outdoor activities.

These usually are dirt roads that go unmaintained during winter but otherwise range from good to rough condition.

* The roads within the cabin trails ( mentioned below ), with the exception of the steep Ryan trail, are dirt roads maintained during the winter to allow access to the cabins.

Between his time in USAC and the IRL, Stewart earned the nickname of " Smoke ", first for slipping the right rear tire during dirt races and then for blowing his engine often during his ' 97 championship run.