Define arachnologist. arachnologist synonyms, arachnologist pronunciation, arachnologist translation, English dictionary definition of arachnologist. n. The branch of zoology that deals with spiders and other arachnids. arâ²achÂ·noÂ·logâ²iÂ·cal adj. arâ²achÂ·nolâ²oÂ·gist n
1 Answer from this member: Heaving is usually the result of frost, tree roots or expansive soils getting wet. Heaving floors will often be accompanied by cracks, thought slabs may heave with or without cracking.When heaving occurs, it can form a trip hazard and may weaken the structure of your home.Walls may be out of plumb as a result of the heaved slabs. Answer from this member: Heaving is usually the result of frost, tree roots or expansive soils getting wet. Heaving floors will often be accompanied by cracks, thought slabs may heave with or without cracking.
At the Thorold Tunnel site aforementioned, where rock squeeze due to a 1.5 m layer of shaly limestone caused very severe distress and intense crack- ing of a 1.8 m thick reinforced concrete wall, an average free swell rate of 0.1% per log cycle had been measured both vertically and laterally (Lo et al., 1975).